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GRADES 4 - 6

Science Court: Soil is part of the Science Court series.

Mr. Norton of Gadgetco is about to sell ten very expensive machines to the town that promise to fix the soil at The Old Dust Field. But Eddy Watt claims to have a competing machine that costs almost nothing. Norton accuses Eddy of stealing the plans for Gadgetco's machine and takes him to Science Court.

Over the course of the trial, students will learn:

	What plants need to grow
	The inorganic and organic materials that make up soil
	The roles soil plays in aiding plant growth
	How worms make the soil better for plant growth
	How to set up experiments to: Separate into layers the different types of materials that make up soil Test how well water moves, or percolates, through soil Observe how worms mix layers of soil Test how well plants grow in different types of soil
	How to work as a team by: Becoming members of an interdependent group Listening and talking with others Sharing a common goal

Students are also introduced to the following content vocabulary, visually defined in the Word Wall:

burrow castings fertile horizons humus

inorganic invention materials nutrients organic

particles percolate soil subsoil topsoil

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