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Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5-B ... - Thunderbolt Kids

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You will have two jars like this. The parts of your soil settle<br />

in layers.<br />

OBSERVATIONS:<br />

Draw the two jars showing the layers in your two s<strong>and</strong> samples.<br />

Give your drawings labels <strong>and</strong> aheading.<br />

How could you do this investigation better?<br />

CONCLUSION (what you learnt):<br />

The dierence between our two soil samples is that ...<br />

You will see that your soil has some grains that are grains of s<strong>and</strong>,<br />

some grains that are smaller <strong>and</strong> some that are so small you can't<br />

see them.<br />

• S<strong>and</strong>, which you know how it feels between your fingers.<br />

• Silt has much smaller grains but you can still feel that the silt<br />

is a bit rough.<br />

• Clay has such small grains that when you rub it between your<br />

fingers it feels like paint. In fact you can paint with it. When<br />

clay dries, it becomes hard.<br />

Chapter 2. Surface of the Earth<br />

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