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Soil Sleuths: Which Soil Drains Fastest?

Pour water through sand, clay and garden soil and find out which one lets water pass through fastest.

Grade 3ExperimentScienceEarth ScienceEnvironmental ScienceMeasurementBeginner35 to 50 min8 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Describe sand, clay and loam by touch and appearance
  • Run a fair test using the same amount of water and soil
  • Connect drainage to plant needs

Objective

Compare how fast water drains through different soils and explain why plants grow differently in each.

STEM concepts

Soil typesWater drainageFair testEarth materials
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