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Lesson 19 media and soil
- 1. Media
What are our plants
growing out of?
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- 2. Why do plants grow out of dirt?
A lot of reasons!
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- 3. Plants need structure
They like to stay in place! They do not like to move.
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- 4. Bacteria (tiny organisms) help
plants get nutrients!
Bacteria need
a place to live
near the
plants
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- 5. Worms help plants get nutrients
too!
They need to
live near the
plants
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- 6. Urine and feces from animals have
nutrients for the plants
The soil or
media traps
these near
the plants
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- 7. Plants need water and air nearby!
Air
Water
Soil and
media hold
them close
to the
plants
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- 8. Plants do not like big temperature
changes
Dirt and media
protect the roots
from big changes
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- 9. Make sure your media has these!
• Structure – use materials that would help a plant
stay still.
• Bacteria – make sure there is surface area for
bacteria to live, remember bacteria are very small!
• Worms – worms should be able to move within the
media.
• Urine, feces, water and air – all of these should be
trapped within your media.
• Temperature – the media should be a “shield” to
the roots against temperature change, make sure
roots would not be exposed!
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