Lab-Aids:Â Soil Organism Study Kit
With simple, reusable apparatus, student easily extract, collect and study the characteristics of small arthropods in soil samples. This Lab-Aid reveals the teeming multitudes of living organisms found in the smallest sample of common, garden-variety soil.Â
Scientific Concepts:
- Extract organisms from soil samples
- Identify soil organisms
- Study characteristics of arthropods
- Compare different soil samples for organism population density
Content List:
- 1 Teacher's Guide with MSDS
- 20 Student Worksheets and Guides
- 10 Soil Organism Extractors
- 10 Microscope slides
- 10 Collecting containers with covers, transparent
- 5 Dilute alcohol, 30 mL bottles
Classroom Planning:
- Number of students: 20
- To complete this kit requires at least part of one ~50-minute class period to collect the soil and, several days later, another ~50-minute class period to examine the organisms.
