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
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