Natural Resources

3rd Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Connect to this link: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/squirm/skworm.html.

2. Read the information on the page, then use your mouse to scroll to the bottom of page. Find and click on Let's get started to learn about the natural resource 'soil.'

3. Click on all 13 questions about soil to learn the answers.

4. On a blank sheet of paper, number 1 – 13 and write a one-sentence answer for each of the questions. At the end of question 13, find and click on you definitely deserve something special….

5. Select Download the World’s Greatest Soil Diploma!

6. Print the diploma and have your teacher or instructor write in you name.

For additional information on natural resources, go to http://www.eco-pros.com/.

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