Grade 3 · Science · Unit 4 of 10
What Is Soil?
Explore what soil is made of
What your child practises
Children explore the make-up of different soils, compare them, and see how living things and soil affect each other. This is practice, not a report-card mark.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Earth and Space Science: Exploring Soils · soil components, how soils differ and how living things and soil affect each other
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which sentence is an observation about soil?
- Soil is the best thing ever.
- Everyone likes soil.
- Soil will turn into gold.
- The soil has small stones in it.
The soil has small stones in it.
Hint: An observation is what you notice.
Question 2
Which tool helps you see tiny pieces in soil?
- a scale for weighing
- a ruler
- a magnifying glass
- a clock
a magnifying glass
Hint: It makes small things look bigger.
Question 3
What can a hand lens tell you about a pinch of soil?
- how far away the sun is
- the weather tomorrow
- how old you are
- the tiny parts it has
the tiny parts it has
Hint: It lets you look more closely.
Question 4
Which would be a good place to find out more about soil?
- a pencil case
- a science book
- a toy box
- a lunch bag
a science book
Hint: A book can tell you facts.
Question 5
Many small animals, such as ants, live in soil. How does soil help them?
- It makes them hungry for ever.
- It gives them wings.
- It keeps them from moving.
- It gives them a home.
It gives them a home.
Hint: They dig tunnels in it.
Question 6
A scientist writes down what a soil sample looks like and feels like. These notes are called…
- observations
- poems
- prices
- predictions
observations
Hint: They tell what you notice.