Dig into the universe of soil

Objectives

S.st-

1. To visit the Government museum in Chandigarh, attend the sculpture section and find some facts about making sculptures and arty-facts.

2.To learn about different rocks used in our surroundings, home or daily life.

Science-

1.To collect different soil samples from our surroundings and present them an activity.

2.To explore out the basic information on the factors that lead to different colors of different soils.

3.To perform an experiment and find out the percolation rate of different types of soils. Also mention the steps involved in the experiment.

Mathematics-1.To make a picture using various geometrical shapes and color it using different soils.English-1. To jot down a short poem on “I AM A ROCK”, imagining

ourselves as a particular type of rock.Hindi-1.To compose a letter to our friend telling him/her about our

learning's from the project.Creative Thinking-1.To presume to go on a soil safari and delineate a short

science fiction illustrating our experience.

Social science- Rock : Rock is the solid mineral material

forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar

planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.

Science- Soil :Soil is the material, normally unconsolidated

and directly below the ground surface, composed of rock

material, weathered to a greater or lesser extent,

including organic matter, and able to support plant life.

Mathematics- Geometrical Shapes :A geometric shape is

the geometric information which remains when location,

scale, orientation and reflection are removed from the

description of a geometric object.

Science- Soil Color : Soil color depends on geographic

location, mineral composition, organic matter, rock

sediments and water retention or drainage capabilities.

Soil Percolation: Soil percolation is the time taken by the

soil to absorb water.

•English- Poem: A poem is a piece of writing in

which the expression of feelings and ideas is

given intensity by particular attention to diction.

Creative thinking- Science Fiction: Science

fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with

imaginative content.

Story: A story is an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

Hindi- Letter: A letter is written, typed, or

printed communication, sent in an envelope by

post or messenger.

Located in sector 10, government museum & art gallery

in Chandigarh is a very famous tourist attraction

place that houses magnificent Gandhara period stone

sculptures. Government museum & art gallery came

into existence in the year 1968. The credit for the

wonderful designing of this museum goes to le

Corbusier. Chandigarh government museum and art

gallery is a perfect place for viewing the prehistoric

fossils and artifacts. We can also find beautiful

miniature paintings over here.

• The museum also has a spacious reference library to meet the

intellectual needs of scholars and students. It houses a

number of art galleries, which can be broadly classified as

Gandhara and Hindu sculptures, miniature paintings,

decorative arts and coins & contemporary art gallery. Hence

library to meet the intellectual needs of scholars and students.

It houses a number of art galleries, which can be broadly

classified as Gandhara and Hindu sculptures, miniature

paintings, decorative arts and coins & contemporary art

gallery.

Art & Sculpture Section at the Museum

• The Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh,

owes its existence to the partition of the country in

August,1947. It is one of the premier institution of India

with a very rich collection of Gandharan sculptures,

Pahari and Rajasthani miniature paintings.

Names of different types of rocks:--• White Marble

• White or light gray

• Mostly bright white

• Made of medium-sized crystals that glitter in sunlight.

• Dolostone

• Mostly light gray

• Made mostly of small-sized crystals that may or may not glitter in sunlight.

• White Chert

• Mostly white, sometimes chalky looking or smooth

• Broken edges may be scalloped or sharp.

• Quartz rock

• Most pieces stained rusty red or yellowish, or coated with rusty-red powder.

• If you look closely, you'll see small, pointy crystals and thinly layered rock.

Soil Percolation

Soil Percolation Rates and Percolation Tests

The soil percolation rate indicates how quickly water

moves through soil and helps evaluate the ability of the soil

to absorb and treat effluent — wastewater that has received

preliminary treatment in a septic tank. The percolation rate

is measured in minutes per inch (mpi). Soils with slower

percolation rates, through which it takes longer for water to

travel, need larger drain fields to handle a given amount of

wastewater than those with faster percolation rates. Soils with

very slow percolation rates may be unsuitable for drain fields.

When soil percolation rates are slower than 60

Mpi, consider installing a lagoon system if the lot is at least

three acres. Otherwise, an engineer must design a specialized

system

I AM A ROCK!!!!

A winter's day-

in a deep and dark December

I am alone-

Gazing from my window to the streets below

On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.

I am a rock, I am an island.

I've built walls,

A fortress deep and mity

That none may penetrate

I have no need of friendship

friendship causes pain

It's laughter and loving I disdain

I am a rock, I am an island.

Don't talk of love

but I've heard the word before

It's sleeping in my memory

I won't disturb the slumber of the feelings that have died

If I never loved I never would have cried

I am a rock, I am an island

I have my books

and my poetry to protect me

I am shielded in my armor

Hiding in my room, safe within my womb,

I touch no one and no one touches me.

I am a rock, I am an island

And a rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.

Letter to a friend telling him/her about our learning's from this project.

#123,dSamaoSa nagar

pMjaaba

idnaaMk: 12 ma[-, 2014

ip`ya ima~ xxx,

AaSaa krto hOM kI tuma vahaM^ pr zIk hao.hma yaha^M zIk hOM. hmanao yah p~ tumhoM ApnaI ek piryaaojanaa kI saIK ko baaro maoM batanao ko ilae ilaKa hO. hmaarI piryaaojanaa ka naama hO “Dig into the universe of soil”. hmanao [sa piryaaojanaa sao p%qaraoM /caT\TanaaOM AaOr Alaga Alaga trh kI imaT\iTyaaoM ko baaro maoM jaanakarI p`aPt kI hO. saamaaijak ivaYaya maoM hmanao kaf,,I trh ko raoja,mar\ra ko jaIvana maoM [stomaala haonao vaalao p%qaraoM ko baaro

,

AaOr yah BaI jaanaa kI hmaaro Aasa pasa ik imaiT\TyaaoM ka rMga Alaga Alaga @yaaoM haota hO. hmanao imaT\TI Tpkna(Soil Percolation) pr ek iva&ana saMbaMQaI pirxaa(Experiment) BaI ikyaa qaa. hmanao [sa piryaaojanaa sao kivata AaOr p~ BaI ilaKnaa saIKa. hmaarI piryaaojanaa nao hma saba ko mana kao inaKara hO. AaSaa krto hOM ik tuma hmaaro p~ ka jald hI ]%tr dao gaI. AMkla AaMTI kao hmaara p`Naama donaa.

tumhro ima~,

xxx.

The Soil Safari!!

The soil safari was an unimaginable journey. When my team members and I went deep inside the soil then we got to know that what the soil is and how it is made. The first layer that we encountered was Humus, which is very good for growing plants. Afterwards, different layers of soil started coming. We also discovered earthworms, which are known as farmer’s friend and they were busy purifying the soil. Many different kinds of micro-organisms were also present and they could be seen by special glasses provided by the soil safari members.

After some-time, the journey was not smooth enough as we were entering the rocky region of the earth. We all were very surprised to see many different types of minerals in them, which are taken up by plants and then transferred to us. After the rocky region we turned back as we were approaching the core region, where-there is mantle and molten lava. Last but not the least, we were shown crude oil, impure gold which was laid to believe because there was not so much difference in pure and impure gold. Also, many fossils were shown which were found by the archeologists. If given a chance, we would like to go again and also request everybody to once in their lifetime must go on this amazing Soil Safari Trip.

A bibliography is a list of the sources we used

to get information for we report.

We have gathered our information from the

following websites:

• www.salttesandbox.org

• www.kidsgeo.com

• en.wikipedia.org

• www.writesdigest.com

In this presentation, first we gathered the information and then combined it.

Then we checked the information and a sided the correct one.

After- wards, we typed it accordingly in the form of different slides.

We also designed the backgrounds and added animations in the slides.

By making this project “DIG INTO THE UNIVERSE OF SOIL”

we all have come to know about different types of soils and

rocks. Social- Studies Activity has enabled us to go across

the boundaries of The Government Museum at Chandigarh

and also helped us in knowing different types of rocks used

in our surroundings/ daily life.

Secondly, in the Mathematics & Science Activity we have

come to know about different geometrical shapes, factors that

lead to different colors in different soils and uses of soil

percolation. Thirdly, writing a poem in English Activity and a

letter in Hindi Activity taught us how to write a good poem

and letter. Creative Thinking Activity was a great fun.

So, in the nut shell we have concluded that making this project

has flourished our mind with new knowledge and innovative

ideas.