My Soil Family You created a list of 25-30 common objects you use daily. Now choose 5 -7 of the objects and create a flow chart that “links” the objects back to the soil Put your flow charts on page 13R

Soil Chains Examples: Bicycle, metal Metal is extracted from rocks  Weathered rocks become soil Cheeseburger Cow (hamburger meat and cheese)Grass (to eat)  Soil After you have completed your five chains, write a 3-5 sentence summary about the importance of soil.

Rank the following statements in order of their importance… Soil is important to me (or us) …. To grow things like trees, crops, and plants To provide income for farmers, grocers, and other companies To filter pollutants from contaminating drinking water under ground A surface for building roads and buildings To provide food for livestock Be ready to defend your rankings.