Earth's Soil WebQuest

~Introduction~

A WebQuest designed for Second Grade
January 2008

developed by Jennifer Henderson - jhenderson@stjschools.org

Our Earth is changing! What is making it change? Is it animals, nature, or humans? Explore what soil is made of and how it changes.

Click on the TASK button to see each day's activities.

Click on the EVALUATION page to see how you wil be graded.

Click on the RESOURCES page to learn more when you are done.

The TEACHER page is just for me!

Missouri Grade Level Expecations
Strand 5:  Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems

• Observe and recognize examples of slow changes in the Earth’s surface and surface materials (e.g., rock, soil layers) due to processes such as decay (rotting), freezing, thawing, breaking, or wearing away by running water or wind
  

• Observe and describe the physical properties (e.g., odor, color, appearance, relative grain size, texture, absorption of water) and different components (i.e., sand, clay, humus) of soils
  
  
• Observe and describe ways humans use Earth’s materials (e.g., soil, rocks) in daily life