An Epidemiological Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity
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Objectives:
- Understand that soil is composed of inorganic and organic solid material, water, and air.·Investigate the properties of the inorganic solid components of soil: sand, silt, and clay.
- Recognize that varying proportions of sand, silt, and clay in a soil impact the soil’s ability to hold and transmit water. Experimentally determine the soil texture of a local soil sample.
- Determine the chemical composition of a local soil sample for pH, nitrate, phosphorus, and potassium levels.
- Analyze a given soil’s ability to support crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, and oats.
- Provide recommendations for amending a given soil to support the needs of various crop plants.
Publication Date
2019
Keywords
Plant Life Cycle, Agricultural Education, Urban Gardening, Middle School STEM, Soil Composition, Soil Texture, Soil Fertility, Soil Nutrients, Soil Testing, Earth Science
Disciplines
Agricultural Education | Food Science
Recommended Citation
IMSA Fusion, "Soil Science" (2019). An Epidemiological Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity. 3.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/urban_agriculture/3