Lab-Aids: 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.
This kit also serves as a valuable extension to the Biology and Chemistry of Soil Experiment Kit (LAB-32) and the Nematode Study Kit (LAB-34). This is a classroom investigation with open-ended activities. Although soil samples are not provided, all materials needed to collect organisms are included in this Lab-Aid.
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.
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