Grade 3 Science Unit
Ontario curriculum based science unit with a nature twist! Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable). Ontario Curriculum covered with the exception of coding and an indigenous perspective.
Challenge your learners to mine soil by looking at its different components, then engage your learners with activities to learn why soil is important, differences between soils, and how to improve soil with composting.
Examine why soils are necessary for living things, types and structure of soils, and its characteristics with these five activities. Engage your learners with scientific experimentation into identification of soil types, “mining” soil to investigate its components, and making their own soil.
This unit includes sections on: Why Soil?; Soil - Types and Layers; Mining Soil; Soil Investigation; and Making Soil.
Interested in all 4 units? Purchase the complete grade from the store and get a discount.
This units was updated based on the 2022 Ontario Curriculum
Grade 3 Science Unit
Ontario curriculum based science unit with a nature twist! Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable). Ontario Curriculum covered with the exception of coding and an indigenous perspective.
Challenge your learners to mine soil by looking at its different components, then engage your learners with activities to learn why soil is important, differences between soils, and how to improve soil with composting.
Examine why soils are necessary for living things, types and structure of soils, and its characteristics with these five activities. Engage your learners with scientific experimentation into identification of soil types, “mining” soil to investigate its components, and making their own soil.
This unit includes sections on: Why Soil?; Soil - Types and Layers; Mining Soil; Soil Investigation; and Making Soil.
Interested in all 4 units? Purchase the complete grade from the store and get a discount.
This units was updated based on the 2022 Ontario Curriculum
Required materials
Gr 3 soils: Soil samples, Clear container, Containers to collect different soils, Chocolate chip cookies, two per learner (one for mining and one for eating), Skewers and/or butter knives, pencils, Water, Seeds for growing, such as peas or lettuce
