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LCA AgHort Basic Horticulture Unit 3 Soil Formation, Composition and Fertility 1 Learning Path

By Geraldine Walton

Use this Learning Path to support your lessons on the topics of soil formation and the living and non-living parts of soils.
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Lesson Planning Template 1

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/20125/19848.pdf Added: 27 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Lesson Plan

This template will help teachers plan engaging lessons in line with best pedagogical practice.

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LCA
Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Teachers can use the template as a guide in planing engaging lessons in line with best pedagogical practice.

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Why Learn About Soils Student Worksheet

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/20126/19849.pdf Added: 27 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Worksheet

This worksheet can be used to stimulate class discussion on soils using prior knowledge and paired learning..

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Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Print a class set prior to lesson on soils.

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Soil UN on-line Soil Quiz.

http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/news/news-detail/en/c/317128/ Added: 27 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Other

2015 United Nations International Year of Soils on-line quiz can be used to stimulate interest in and discussions on soils.

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Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Use the quiz at the start of the lesson to stimulate interest and discussion on soils.

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United Nations Infograph Soil and the Foundation of Human Nutrition.

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/20129/19852.pdf Added: 27 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Other

The inforgraph provides detailed information on the correlation between minerals in the soil and how they are processed by plant and ultimately how these minerals contribute to human health.

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Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Use the infograph during students investigation of soils. Help student make the correlation between soil minerals and human health.

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United Nations How Soils are Formed Infograph.

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/20128/19851.pdf Added: 27 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Other

The infograph provides excellent information on soil formation in a colourful and easy to follow format.

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Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Use as reference material for student when investigating soil formation.

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Wikimedia Soil Food Web USDA Chart.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe.../commons/8/89/Soil_food_webUSDA.jpg Added: 27 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Other

The chart shows some soil organisms and how they are linked by a soil food web.

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LCA
Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Prior to investigating the organisms found in actual soil samples student can see what organisms may live in the soil.

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Student Worksheets

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/19788/19511.zip Added: 07 Nov 2016 Contributor: Geraldine Walton Resource type: Worksheet

This workbook is a collection of very good reflective worksheets for post hands-on activities in Basic Horticulture. The worksheets will also give the teacher excellent ideas on hands-on activities. Using the worksheets students will be able to re-enforce and cement their learning to the Ag, Hort curriculum.

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Agriculture and Horticulture

Strand: Module 1 - Basic Horticulture

Strand unit: 03. Soil Formation, Composition & Fertility

Suggestions for use: Print a class set prior to lesson. Fill following the relevant activity.

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