ExcursionEarth Science

Soil Science

Year 3 – 4

Students will investigate soil and the important role it plays in Earth’s sytems.

Students will investigate what makes up different soils, explore their observable properties and discover why soil is an important resource for living things and our environment.

In this program students will:

  • Collect and investigate different soils using microscopes.
  • Explore soil properties.
  • Engineer a solution to a real-world problem.
  • Use mathematics to measure soil quality.

This program is available from Term 3 only in 2027

Victorian curriculum links

VC2S4U06, VC2S4I01, VC2S4I02, VC2S4I03, VC2S4I05, VC2S4I06, VC2S4H01, VC2S4H02

Additional information

Program times

10:00-14:00

Delivery method

Onsite
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Acknowledgement of country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work on, the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.