The Check-up will have matching definitions and short answer questions:
- Layers of soil
- Types of soil- properties- where they are- water retention
- How animals use soil- homes, protection, food (earthworms)- give examples
- How humans hurt soil, how they help soil
- What non-living things do you find in soil?
- Bonus: Why is soil so important in our lives?
- What to know for Rocks and Minerals Check-up:
- What is the difference between rocks and minerals?
- Layers of the earth
- 3 types of rocks- how they are formed and an example of each
- Hardest mineral example- diamond- softest- talc.
- Know what weathering and what the rock cycle means
- Explain at least 3 ways rocks and minerals are so important to humans