Super Science Projects about Earth's Soil and Water

Children's Literature - Lisa P. Hill

Most young students like to play with mud and water. Little do they know they are actually learning about soil, water absorption in soil, and how these two materials combine. In this beginning chapter book, there are several experiments laid out to learn about soil and water. Simple drawings and some pictures illustrate the written material. Some of the experiments can be used for science fairs. Questions and answers with related experiments help young readers identify some basic aspects of soil and water. What is soil, how is it layered, what is an aquifer, and what happens when aquifers are polluted? How do plants absorb water and raise water from the soil? Some discussions, however, are taken for granted (a better explanation of subsoils would help young readers). This book can be used to provide simple experiments using household and garden materials. Words to know are identified and defined. Further reading references and a book index are provided at the back of the book.