ES3.2
Analyze the interdependence between soil and living things, including the importance of soil for individuals, society, and all components of the environment.

CP, DM

Indicators for this outcome
(a)

Suggest ways in which individuals and communities value and use soil, including the importance of Mother Earth for First Nations and Métis peoples.

(b)

Examine the interdependence between animals and soils (e.g., insects and grubs live in soil, soil provides shelter for some animals, and earthworms aerate soil).

(c)

Examine the interdependence between plants and soils (e.g., soils provide nutrients for plant growth, plant leaves die and fall onto the ground, and plant roots spread throughout soil).

(d)

Relate the characteristics (e.g., composition, colour, texture, and ability to absorb water) of soils to their uses (e.g., agriculture, berms, pottery, earth shelters, road building, habitats, landscaping, and purifying water).

(e)

Observe the effects of moving water on soils in different environments (e.g., beneath an eavestrough downspout, along a stream bank, down a slope, and under a sprinkler).

(f)

Collaboratively design and safely carry out procedures to determine the effects of moving water on different types of soils.

(g)

Propose practices that individuals and communities can take to reduce the effects of erosion on a small scale (e.g., vegetable garden and flower pot) and a large scale (e.g., agricultural field, sports field, river bank, and road ditch).

(h)

Suggest sustainable practices (e.g., composting and fertilizing) that can affect soils positively and reduce or prevent harmful effects such as compaction and contamination of soils.

(i)

Research careers that involve an understanding of soil.

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