Exploring Soil!
A Grade 1 science worksheet to help students understand the basic components and types of soil.
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Exploring Soil!
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Have fun exploring soil!
1. Soil is made of tiny pieces of and .
2. Plants grow best in soil that has lots of good things called .
3. Sometimes you can find small and in the soil.
1. All soil looks exactly the same.
True
False
2. Worms help to make soil healthy.
True
False
1. What do plants need from the soil to grow big and strong?
Candy
Nutrients
Toys
Socks
Look at the picture below. It shows different layers of soil. Can you see how soil is made up of many parts?

1. What do you see at the very top layer of the soil?
2. What kinds of things might live in the soil?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. We need to help our grow.
2. Soil can have tiny pieces of and big .
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