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Soil Pudding Lab
Soil Pudding Lab
Hypothesis: If I use the appropriate ingredients in the correct order, then I will construct an accurate
representation of the soil horizon (profile).
Bedrock is solid rock. Parent material is formed from the bedrock after a long weathering process. There are
two basic ways that weathering can happen.
1B. What are the two main types of weathering? _________________ and ________________.
Step 2 Horizon C: Place a small layer of Marshmallows or M n Ms on top of the peppermint patty . Answer
the following questions.
This is the C horizon in a soil profile. It is called the parent material because it is the weathered rock and
partly weathered soil from which the soil layers above are formed.
2B. What influences does the parent material have on the other horizons?
Step 5 Horizon E : Place a layer of vanilla pudding over the butterscotch pudding.
Step 6 Horizon A: Place a layer of chocolate pudding on top of the vanilla pudding. Place a gummi worm in
this layer.
Step 7 Horizon O: Place a layer of crushed oreos and cover with green sprinkles.
The sprinkles represent the organic matter. This layer is usually less than an inch thick. Litter decomposes
into nutrients that enrich the soil. In areas where the temperature is lower, the composition of organic
matter is slower.
Step 8: DO NOT EAT UNTIL GIVEN PERMISSION TO. You MUST draw your diagram and
answer ALL questions above first!
Analysis and Conclusion:
1. Draw, color, and label the horizons of your “edible soil”.
2. Discuss the use of ………. (Why did we use these materials to represent each layer?)
Vanilla Pudding
Oreo
Sprinkles
Chocolate Chips
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