Soil in food chains

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Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

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Grade 7

- 8

Curriculum 8.4

ACSHE120, ACSSU112, ACSSU116

Curriculum 9.0:

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Keywords:

food, chain, soil, webs, non-renewable, degradation, environment, sustainability, abiotic, biotic, organic

Soil in food chains

A 22 page colour teacher guide to extend student understanding of food chains and the interconnectedness of the natural world. Based around two ideas: the fi rst explores food chains and webs with soil as a focus. The second idea builds on the first by providing insights into how soil is a non-renewable resource and degradation of soil leads to instability in food chains. These teaching ideas can augment relevant existing lessons in a work program. The teacher guide includes questions, activities and links to online resources.