GRADE 4: DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL
- 2. Enter the google meet 10-15 minutes before the start of class. Wear appropriate clothes for online learning. Always open your camera Turn off your mic Listen attentively If you want to share something or recite, tap the raise button or use the chat box Respect each other
- 4. OBJECTIVES a. Identify the different types of soil based on their physical characteristics b. Recognize the uses of the different types of soil c. Compare the characteristics of different types of soil
- 5. LET’S TRY! LACY MOLA DSNA Directions: Look at the pictures below. Arrange the jumbled letters to identify what kind of soil is being shown. Do this in your notebook. CLAY LOAM SAND
- 7. Little prince! I am wondering what will the earth be without soil? I am wondering on that too, Little Princess. Do the different types of soil differ from each other? I’m don’t know little princess, Come with me and let’s ask for some help from the grade 4 Venus and Earth to explore and learn more about the soil!
- 10. What is soil? • It is a very important natural resource on earth • It is made up of tiny particles of rocks and decayed plants and animals. • It covers most of the surface of the earth. • It is a home for plants, animals, and humans.
- 11. CLAY LOAM SAND Do you know that there are 3 different kinds of soil?
- 12. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL 3. Color 1. Texture 2. Particles 4. Ability to hold water
- 14. CLAY • The texture of the clay is smooth. • It can hold much water and becomes sticky when wet. • It is made up of very fine or smallest particles of rocks. • This soil can be used in making pots and ceramics.
- 15. SAND • The texture of and is coarse. • It can hold a small amount of water. • It is made up of the biggest particles. • This soil can be used in construction material and as a medium for planting cactus and aqua plants.
- 17. LOAM • The texture of the loam is a combination of sand and clay. • It can hold enough amount water. • It is made up of bigger particles than clay and smaller than sand. • This soil can be used in planting most of the plants.
- 18. 3. I hold much water and become sticky when wet. I made up of the smallest particles of rocks. What am I? 1. I am a mixture of sand and clay. I can hold enough water. What am I? 2. My particles are the biggest and my texture is coarse. I cannot hold water well. What I am? Directions: Give the different types of soil asked in each item. Type your answer on chat box. CLAY LOAM SAND
- 19. Directions: Select a photo and place it on the table based on the type of soil used. 1. SAND 2. CLAY 3. LOAM PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 PICTURE 3
- 21. Directions: Give the particle size of the different types of soil by choosing the color of a magnifying glass below. 1. clay 2. sand 3. loam
- 22. Directions: Study the diagrams below. Observe how the water drains in the following diagram and gives its type of soil. CLAY LOAM SAND 1. 2. 3.
- 24. Quiz A: Write T if the statement is correct and write F if the statement is wrong. _____1. Clay soil has bigger particles than sand. _____2. Sand feels grainy and is made of big particles. _____3. Clay soil is heavy and holds water less. _____4. Loam is a mixture of clay and sand. _____5. Loam has a fine texture.
- 25. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL LOAM SAND CLAY 1. PARTICLES 2. TEXTURE 3. ABILITY TO HOLD WATER Quiz B: Compare the different types of soil according to their physical characteristics.
- 26. Directions: Do research about the different sources of water and give their meaning. 1. Seawater 2. Freshwater 3. Groundwater ASSIGNMENT