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Types of Soil Activities & Reading Passages for Google Classroom
Make learning about types of soil engaging and interactive with this Google Classroom activity pack! Perfect for 3rd-grade students, this no-prep, standards-aligned resource explores the different types of soil, their properties, and how soil supports life on Earth.
With editable reading passages, drag-and-drop tasks, and short-answer questions, students will deepen their understanding of soil types while practicing critical thinking skills. These hands-on, interactive activities make lessons easy to plan and fun to teach!
Types of Soil Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:
- Editable reading passages
- Drag-&-drop: match the definition to the vocabulary term (clay, sand, rock, silt)
- Short answer: soil component riddles (what am I?)
- Drag-&-drop: match the answers to the questions about humus
- Drag-&-drop: sort the items that help form humus
- Drag-&-drop: sort silt, clay, sand, rock on a line according to particle /grain sizes
- Drag-&-drop: sort silt, clay, sand, rock on a line according to water retention
- Observe: get a cup of soil and observe
- Observe: find sand real-life image on Google Image Search and observe
- Observe: find silt real-life image on Google Image Search and observe
- Observe: find clay real-life image on Google Image Search and observe
- Observe: find rock real-life image on Google Image Search and observe
Why Teachers Love these Types of Soil Activities:
- No Prep: Ready-to-assign on Google Classroom™ or platforms like Canvas or Schoology
- Engaging & Interactive: Includes drag-and-drop tasks, visual prompts, and short-answer questions
- Flexible Use: Ideal for independent practice, science centers, or early finishers
- Real-World Connections: Encourages students to think critically about soil’s role in ecosystems
Ideal For:
- Introducing Key Concepts: Simplifies teaching about types of soil
- Independent Work: Students complete interactive activities at their own pace
- Science Centers: Digital, hands-on tasks make learning about soil types exciting
- Early Finishers: Keeps learners busy with meaningful, self-checking tasks
- Sub Plans: Stress-free, ready-to-go activities for substitute days
- Assessment Prep: Reinforces key concepts for quizzes and tests
Standards Covered:
- SOL 3.6: The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems. Key ideas include a) soil, with its different components, is important to organisms; and b) soil provides support and nutrients necessary for plant growth.
This Types of Soil Activity Pack makes learning about this foundational science topic engaging and effective. With interactive activities, real-world examples, and standards-aligned content, it’s a must-have for your science lessons!
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