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Experiment 1

Purpose:

Materials:

Will different soils hold different amounts of water?

loam, clay, sand, 9 small dishes or jar lids, 4 tablespoons, water 

Procedures:
 
 
 
 

 

 1. Using a different spoon for each type of soil, place 8 tsp. of loam in one dish, 8 tsp. of clay in a second dish, and 8 tsp. of sand in third dish.

2. Make a hole (depression) in the center of each pile.

3. Using the remaining spoon pour 4 spoonfuls of water into each hole. Observe what happens.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 two more times.

 Image of three soil type samples on plates with water being added into depressions

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1. Which soil holds the puddle the longest?

2. Can you make a mud ball from each kind of soil? Why/Why not?

 
 

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