Rocks and soils
Find out what soil is made of. Carry out an investigation into the hardness of rocks.
10.00am – 10.45am – welcome / tour / health and safety
10.45am – 11.45am – what is soil? Carry out 5 simple tests to show that soil is made of living things, things which used to be alive, rocks, air and water.
11.45 – 12.45– lunch to include s’mores cooked over the fire
12.45 – 1.45pm – rock investigation – which rock is hardest – test with nails, sandpaper, fingernails. Write conclusion.
1.45pm – plenary and walk back to bus
Learning objectives:
- compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties (science, Y3, rocks)
- recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter (science, Y3, plants)
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