Summary
“Where Does Soil Come From?” is a short SciShow Kids science video for the K–5 classroom. It explores soil and the surprising life inside it. Quick to drop into a science lesson, a center, or a few spare minutes before the bell.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video explores soil and dirt and the life inside it.
- What did you learn about soil from this video?
- What living things make their home in the soil?
- Why do plants need good soil?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: soil, dirt, compost, nutrients.
Try it: Look closely at a spoonful of soil and list everything you can spot in it.