GRASSLANDS: UNIT OF STUDY

Roya Falatoonzadeh

Brainstorming

What is a resource? What is a renewable (primary) resource?

What is a non-renewable (secondary) resource?

What type of resource is the soil? Why?

What type of resources are found in the grassland?

The BIG Picture About…

Grassland Soil

Formation

Composition

StructureTexture

Biotic and abiotic factors

Formation

What does formation

mean?

Formation

What do you think is the formation of the soil in the

grassland?

Formation

Formation: The act of creating something

Grassland Soil: Renewable or primary resources Non-renewable or secondary resources

Composition

What does composition

mean?

Composition

What do you think is the composition of the grassland

soil?

Composition

Composition What something is made up of

Grassland Soil Organic substances Inorganic substances

Structure

What does structure mean?

Structure

What do you think is the structure of

the soil in the grassland?

Structure

Structure: The way that something is built, arranged,

or organized

Grassland Soil: Layers or Horizons

Texture

What does texture mean?

Texture

What do you think is the texture of the soil in the

grassland?

Texture

Texture: the way something feels when you touch it the parts (quantity and amount) of

something

Grassland Soil: Sandy Silt Clay-like Loam

Biotic and abiotic factors

What does biotic mean?

What does abiotic mean?

Biotic and abiotic factors

What do you think are the biotic factors of the soil of the grassland?

What do you think are the abiotic factors of the

soil of the grassland?

Biotic and abiotic factors

Biotic Factor: A factor related to or caused by living

organisms Examples: plants, animals, fungi and

microorganisms

Abiotic Factor: A factor NOT related to or caused by living

organisms Examples: air, water, soil, temperature, wind

Remember…

Grassland Soil

Composition

Structure

Texture

Formation

Biotic and abiotic factors