Environmental Science 20
ES20-TE1
Analyze the importance of soils as an integral component of terrestrial ecosystems.
SI, DM, CP
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Discuss how First Nations and Métis people value soil as an integral component of Mother Earth, including traditional ways of looking after soil. (STSE, A) |
| (b) | Recognize how the breakdown of parent material through various processes (e.g., weathering, erosion, deposition and decomposition of organisms) results in soil with varying properties (e.g., colour, texture, structure and pH). (K) |
| (c) | Understand the interconnectedness between soil characteristics, ecozones and natural vegetation in Saskatchewan. (K) |
| (d) | Experiment with different soil mixtures, using black earth, compost, sand, top soil, manure, peat moss, vermiculite, loam and/or sand, to determine their suitability for growing different plant species. (S) |
| (e) | Explain common methods scientists use to sample and monitor soil quality over time. (STSE, K) |
| (f) | Collect and analyze soil data (e.g., pH, nitrate, phosphate, potassium, porosity and moisture) using technologies such as sensors and soil test kits safely and effectively. (A, S, STSE) |
| (g) | Research causes and consequences of soil degradation (e.g., wind and water erosion, salinity and desertification) and mitigation strategies (e.g., conservation tillage, contour farming, grassed waterways and shelterbelts) used to reduce the loss of topsoil. (A, K) |
| (h) | Recognize the role and diversity of organisms (e.g., nitrogen fixing bacteria, fungi, mycorrhizae, insects, plants and protists) found within soil environments. (K) |
| (i) | Discuss the role of soil in biogeochemical cycling, including carbon storage and nitrogen fixation, nitrification and denitrification. (STSE) |
| (j) | Examine how phenomena such as erosion, desertification and soil pollution, whether natural or human-caused, affect soil productivity and food production. (STSE) |
| (k) | Investigate how various small- and large-scale composting systems such as composting toilets, trench composting, vermicomposting, windrow composting, anaerobic digestion and mechanical biological treatment work to maintain and improve soil quality. (S, STSE) |
| (l) | Collaborate with a group of peers to propose a landscaping investigation or action plan concerning an aspect of an urban ecosystem (e.g., rooftop gardens, green walls and green spaces) while ensuring conditions affecting local soil are represented. (A, STSE) |
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