Dig a Hole and Explore Soil

Earth ScienceEarth and Soil
Written By Kim Manunui

What is dirt/soil? Check out this video to learn about soil. If you want to find worms too, why not take part in the Great Kiwi Earthworm Survey?

Check out the awesome resource from Garden to Table with activities and games - PDF

You'll need permission and some help for this one!

NOTE: check for pipes and wiring underground before you dig.

  • Dig a small hole into your back yard (no more than 20cm x 20cm wide). 

  • Try and pull the soil out in one piece (but it’s okay if you can’t).

  • Are there colour differences as the soil gets deeper? How far do the roots reach?

  • Did you find any insects or worms? Let’s learn about the role of worms in soil in this VIDEO.

  • Does it get wetter? Drier? Touch it and find out! 

  • Is the water in the soil part of the water cycle? Where do you think it might go next?

  • To learn more about soils and see some really good diagrams, click HERE.

Thanks to our friends at Taupō for Tomorrow for this Nature Connector! They have created this awesome padlet about the water cycle, check it out.

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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