Yr9/10/d Soil: Identifying the water retaining capacity of different types of soil

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Penelope Fitzgerald

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40 mins.

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This lesson contains a video showing an experiment on the water retaining capacity of sand, loam and clay soils.

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In this lesson, read the initial text and list your observations of the diagram. Then watch the video . Try to read the results and form your own conclusions. Finally answer the questions on the investigation. Answers to these questions are at the end of the lesson

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  soil water retention .jpg | download
  Soil lesson 2.2 experiment .pdf | download

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