Dirt Camp Second Edition

Get to Know:

In a multi-subject integration approach, learners collaborate, engineer and reflect, gaining a holistic understanding of the importance of soil.

Curriculum Topics:

• Characteristics of Dirt
• Where Does Dirt Come From?
• Dirt vs. Soil
• Weathering
• Animal Soil Engineers Above and Below Ground
• Bug Hunt: Tunnelers, Decomposers and Hunters
• The Wood Wide Web and Fungi
• Dying with Mud
• Building with Dirt
• Plant a Mini Cat Grass Farm

What's in the Box:

Dirt Camp comes with all the supplies needed for 30 students to complete 12 one-hour activities:

• Instructor Guide: 1
• Printed Student Journals: 31
• Burrowing Animal Cut-Outs: 31
• Bug Guides: 6
• Sheet of Labels: 1
• Curriculum Digital Download: 1
• Large Storage Tub: 1
• Small Storage Tub: 1
• Hard Plastic Containers (6 quart): 12
• #2 Pencils (12 pk): 3
• Bucket with Lid (2 gallon): 2
• Clay (8 lb bucket): 1
• Children's Scissors: 5
• Colored Pencils (12 pk): 10
• Deli Containers with Lids (16 oz, 50 pk): 2
• Food Coloring (4 color pack): 1
• Ice Cube Trays: 15
• Index Cards (3”x5”, 100 pk): 1
• Index Cards (4”x6”, 100 pk): 1
• Magnifying Glasses: 10
• Markers (8 pk): 1
• Measuring Cup: 1
• Measuring Scoop: 6
• Paintbrushes (30 pk): 1
• Pail Opener: 1
• Paper Plates: 100
• Paper Towel Roll: 1
• Pea Gravel (10 cups): 1
• Pencil Sharpeners: 6
• Pitcher: 1
• Popsicle Sticks (1000 pk): 1
• Rulers: 5
• Seeds - Cat Grass (16 oz): 1
• Skittles (2.17 oz): 1
• Spoons: 50
• Spray Bottles: 5
• Straws: 250
• Sugar Cubes (1 lb): 1
• Topsoil (8 quarts): 2

Note: Educators will need to purchase 20 lbs of sand separately.

Curriculum Print & Digital Includes:

• Instructor Guide: 1
• Printed Student Journals: 31
• Bug Guide: 6
• Sheet of Labels: 1