Living soil
Grade 3 to 4 (Ontario)
Elementary cycle 2 (Quebec)
$10 per student
90 minutes
Dates offered: April 1, 2025 to June 13, 2025
Max. group size: 29
Through a series of hands-on workshops, your students discover the vibrant world hidden right under their feet! They observe life forms in soil with magnifying glasses and microscopes, and compare the properties and texture of various soils. Students also determine what plants need, and learn how to keep soil and its inhabitants healthy.
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Lesson plan
Consult this lesson plan for ideas to extend the learning—and the fun!
Curriculum links
Grade 3
- Science and technology
- STEM skills and connections
- STEM investigation and communication skills
- Life systems
- Exploring and understanding concepts
- Earth and space systems
- Exploring and understanding concepts
- STEM skills and connections
Grade 4
- Science and technology
- STEM skills and connections
- STEM investigation and communication skills
- Life systems
- Exploring and understanding concepts
- STEM skills and connections
Elementary cycle 2
- Mathematics, science and technology: Science and technology
- Earth and space
- Matter
- Livings things
- Matter
- Systems and interaction
- Techniques and instrumentation
- Earth and space
Fees
$10 per student. Please note a minimum fee of $150 applies.
Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.
*Program includes free admission for the teacher as well as up to a maximum of 7 other adults. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 6 students. Any additional adults not included in the program fee will be required to pay the regular visitor fee at admission and will not be able to participate in the program. These requirements do not apply to groups with students who have special needs.
Reservations
Booking requests can be made through the school programs reservation request form.
You can also connect directly with our customer engagement team:
Email: contact@IngeniumCanada.org
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416
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