Soil Texture Exploration
A kindergarten science worksheet to explore and understand different soil textures.
Includes
3 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseFill in the BlanksImage
Standards
K-ESS2-1
Topics
soiltexturesciencekindergartenearth science
9 sections · Free to use · Printable
Soil Texture Exploration
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Explore the different types of soil and describe how they feel. Draw pictures to show what you observe.
1. How does sandy soil feel?
Draw sandy soil:
2. How does clay soil feel?
Draw clay soil:
3. How does loamy soil feel?
Draw loamy soil:
4. Which soil feels gritty and falls apart easily?
a
Sandy soil
b
Clay soil
c
Loamy soil
d
Rock
5. Clay soil feels smooth and sticky when wet.
T
True
F
False
6. Loamy soil is good for plants because it has a mix of sand, silt, and .
7. Look at the picture of the soil layers. Which layer do you think feels the grittiest?
