Does Soil Type Make a Difference When Growing Plants?

Let’s find out with a fun science experiment in the classroom! This resource provides the structure, instruction, and organisation for you to implement a hands-on learning experience to help your students understand the effect that soil has on the growth of a plant. Your download includes instructions and graphic organisers to help guide you and your students through the experiment with ease!

• Factors that affect the germination of seeds include the temperature, exposure to light, health of the soil and availability of water. This Biological Sciences experiment allows students to investigate how soil type affects seed growth.
• Students follow the scientific method to conduct the experiment, completing the worksheet provided. Observations are also regularly recorded to inform the results of the experiment.
• Students contribute to the experiment design by deciding how much to water the seedlings, where to place them and how to measure growth. Individuals are offered different soil types.

Ready-Made Classroom Plant Experiment

In this experiment, it is assumed that every student will plant their own seed. However, teachers may decide to plant one seed between two students. Follow the directions on the seed packet for guidance on the best growing conditions for the seed you have chosen. As this experiment is partially designed by the students, the procedure provided is a suggestion only. The students will need to decide how much to water their seedling, where to place their planter and how to measure growth. They will individually choose which soil to plant their seeds in.

Download, Print, and Prep Your Easy Science Experiment

This resource downloads as a printable PDF resource file. Simply click download, grab your file, and make your copies. Now you’re ready to start digging into your next fun science lesson!