🌱 Part 1: What Do You Know About Soil?

1. What is soil made of? Tick all the correct answers:

Tiny pieces of rock

Dead plants and animals

Air and water

Plastic bottles

2. Which type of soil is best for growing plants?

Sandy soil

Clay soil

Loam soil

Rocky soil

3. Why is soil important? Tick all the correct answers:

Plants grow in it

Animals live in it

It helps clean water

It makes good sandcastles

4. Complete this sentence:

Earthworms help soil by __________________ through it and making it __________________ for plants.

🔍 Part 2: Soil Investigation

5. Look at some soil from your garden or school grounds. Draw what you can see in the soil:

6. Describe what you found in the soil. Write about the colour, texture, and any living things you spotted:

7. Simple Soil Test: If you put soil in water and shake it, what do you think will happen? Write your prediction:

8. Name two animals that live in or on soil:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

9. Explain why plants need soil to grow healthy and strong:

10. What would happen to our food if there was no soil? Write your ideas: