Soil Organism Study Kit

What's Living In The Dirt?

• Extract Organisms From Soil Samples
• Identify Soil Organisms
• Time Required: Parts Of 2 50 Minute Class Period

Students discover the teeming multitudes of living organisms that can be found in a teaspoonful of common dirt. Focusing on arthropods, they collect organisms from a soil sample, identify them, then compare different soil samples for organism population density. An exciting, open-ended activity.

Included:
Teachers Guide with MSDS
Student Worksheets and Guides
Soil Organism Extractors
Microscope slides
Collecting containers with covers, transparent
Dilute alcohol, 30 mL bottles

Materials Needed But Not Supplied: Soil Samples, Microscopes or Magnifiers