Soil Study

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Soil Study!!!
Made By Jessica
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Table Of Contents
Question
Hypothesis
Materials
Procedure
Observation/ Data
Conclusion
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Question
Whats the difference between the different
kinds of organisms from the forest and field
soils?
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I believe I will find more organisms living in
the forest soil compared to the field soil
because the soil in the forest has more nutrients
and I think that there will be organisms from
worms in the forest to beetles in the field.
Hypothesis
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Materials
The materials I had to use were simple to gather
actually. I needed a shovel, 8 baggies, a
permanent marker, a funnel setup (which was in a
lab provided for us), and a microscope.
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Procedure
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I intended to use a shovel and get soil samples
from in the forest and out in the field. Within
each area I took four samples litter layer, A,
B, and C layers. After I got my samples from
each section I took the soil to the funnel setup
and then after about a week of waiting I gathered
the organisms and looked at them through a
microscope, taking data from each section.
Plan-
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Observations Data
I had 8 cups that had organisms in them from the
soil samples I took. Each cup had some type of
plant material and dirt. Some cups had organisms
in it like different species of worms. I took
data by recording the types of organisms I saw in
each cup and drawing a picture labeling each part
that I could identify.
Click here to see my data!
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The day I gathered the samples it was wet, cold,
and cloudy. I think that had a big effect on the
type of organisms I got. To see the outcomes
of both the field and forest samples click on the
links billow.
Forest Outcomes!
Field Outcomes!
Conclusion
Go!
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Back!
Forest Outcomes!
Litter Layer- Organisms alive/dead big worm,
plant material, dirt, and debris. Forest A-
Organisms alive/dead big worm, little worm,
plant material, dirt, and debris. Forest B-
Organisms alive/dead baby earth worm, plant
material, dirt, debris. Forest C- Dirt, plant
material, debris.
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Field Outcomes
Field Litter Layer- Dirt, debris, plant material,
and a dead organism worm. Field A- Plant
material, dirt, debris, and a unidentified dead
organism. Field B- Plant material, dirt, debris,
and a dead organism worm. Field C- Needle, dirt,
debris, and plant material.
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Data
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Data
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Data
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Putting the Funnels full of dirt in the cans.
Observing the heating lamps effect on the sample.
Taking the cups out from underneath the cans.
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Data
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Location of forest samples.
Looking at all the samples through the
microscope while recording data.
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The End!!!
The End!!!
The End!!!
The End!!!
The End!!!