Healthy soil (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
I can describe that soil contains water and nutrients for plants and that the climate can affect these.
Healthy soil (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
I can describe that soil contains water and nutrients for plants and that the climate can affect these.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The weather describes outside conditions over a few weeks and the climate describes conditions over many years.
- Earth’s climate is gradually changing. The climate is getting warmer more quickly now than a hundred years ago.
- Changes in the climate can affect how much water, nutrients and air are in soil and how well plants can grow.
- Too much rain (flooding) or not enough rain can affect how well crops grow.
- If soil is too wet or dry this can affect how well animals help mix soil and break down organic matter to add nutrients.
Common misconception
Children may be confused by the difference between the words weather and climate.
By identifying types of weather in the early part of the lesson, you can then help pupils to understand climate by discussing how typical types of weather remain over a long period.
Keywords
Weather - Weather is rain, wind, sun or other conditions you get at a particular time or place.
Climate - The climate of a place is the kind of weather a place usually has over many years.
Soil - Soil is ground up rock mixed up with plant and animal remains.
Nutrient - A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.
Flooding - Flooding is the covering or submerging of normally dry land with a large amount of water.
Equipment
No additional equipment needed.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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