Dirt or soil? What's the difference? Actually, dirt is soil as explained by the video's high-energy speaker who goes on to emphasize its importance. She describes the composition of soil as minerals, water, air, and organic matter that allows living things to thrive in soil.

Concepts

soil, soil analysis, soil composition, organic material

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring in soil samples and spark an investigation of the composition of it. Have learners make and record their observations in a journal while categorizing things as organic and inorganic matter

Classroom Considerations

• Play video as an introduction to soil composition
• Last installment of the 26 Earth science video series
• Be aware of ads and comments that can be seen on YouTube

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides real-life images to help explain the content

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.2.7 RI.3.7 RI.4.7