Lesson 4 - Life Under the Soil
You will construct and interpret food chains and food webs that occur within Australian soils. You’ll examine the flow of matter and energy and learn about the feeding relationships between predators, prey, producers, and consumers found in Australian soil.
You will determine the effects of changes in populations of organisms if there is disruption of abiotic and biotic factors and isolate and examine organisms from local soil samples under microscopes or lenses. And also learn about the role of soil scientists and the interesting things they have discovered.
This resource will encourage you to see the wide variety of life below their feet and how vital living soil is for all organisms on Earth.
LEARN
ACTIVITY 4.1
Australian Soil Food Chains and Food Webs
Worksheet 4.1a – Organisms Found in Soil
Worksheet 4.1b – Australian Soil Food Chains and Food Webs
ACTIVITY 4.2
Disrupting the Food Web
Worksheet 4.2a – Disrupting the Food Web
ACTIVITY 4.3
Investigating Organisms Found in Local Soil
Access Activity from the DO section.
ACTIVITY 4.4
Soil scientists.
Worksheet 4.4a – Soil Scientist Tic-Tac-Toe (QR codes) OR
Worksheet 4.4b – Soil Scientist Tic-Tac-Toe (links)
VIEW
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Year 7 | Education Resources (5:32) Choose the ‘Investigating soil’ video
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DO
ACTIVITY 4.3
Investigating Organisms Found in Local Soil
Worksheet 4.3a – Experiment: Investigating Soil Biodiversity