SOIL INGREDIENTS WORKSHEET NAMES _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ INSTRUCTIONS: Look at the soil parts in the boxes labeled Animal, Plant, and Mineral, and answer these questions. 1. Which section has more sample pieces? ___________________ 2. Which section has the largest pieces? ______________________ 3. With your centimeter ruler, measure the width, height, and depth of your largest rock particle. width ________ height________ depth________ 4. Name an object that is about the same size as your largest rock. 5. Look at the rocks in your sample with your hand lens. Describe their color and shape. Record other observations. 6. Do you think you could easily break the rock particles into smaller pieces?_____________ Why or why not? ______________________________ 7. Looking at the soil as a whole, do you think that it is about the same color as the individual rocks? yes no Why or why not do you think this is so? 8. What are the ingredients of soil?