Chapter Graphic : Underground
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  Level: Year 4
Approach: Station
Focus: Demonstrate knowlege of properties of top soil and clay.
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Resources: Picture of soil and clay, 9 stickers listing soil properties.

Questions / instructions:
Sometimes when you dig in the ground you find topsoil. Under the topsoil you could find clay.

Some of the words on the stickers are to do with topsoil. Some of the words are to do with clay.

Stick the words where you think they belong — on the soil, or on the clay.

     
% responses
y4
Topsoil
lots of tiny pieces
71
 
worms in it
83
dead leaves
82
dark brown in colour
80
lots of air in it
80
drains easily
78
Clay
light brown in colour
83
 
only a little air in it
80
doesn't drain easily
80
Commentary:
About 30 percent of the year 4 students placed all nine stickers correctly. A further 40 percent only placed one or two stickers correctly.
 
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