Experiment: Finding soil organisms

Materials: digging tools, pen and paper, tweezers, gauze, beaker, filter tunnel, light bulb, clamp stand, microscope/hand lens, containers

Method

• Go out and look for soil organisms. Look for things such as holes in the soil
• Take soil samples
• Set up each soil sample as shown in the diagram above
• Collect any organisms which fall out of the soil
• Examine them under a microscope or using a hand lens
• Try to identify the organisms

Results

• Various organisms can be found including
• worms
• ants
• termites

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