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Soil Analysis Lab
Directions: Investigate to determine the best soil type and additives to use for three
different crops. Make a recommendation to the farmer that takes into consideration both
the crop yield and the environmental impact.
Data Collection
Using the Soil Analysis Lab Activity, you will be collecting data about crop yield and
environmental impact of using different soil types and adjusting soil additives for three
different crops.
Corn
Part 1: Soil Type
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Soil Type
Crop Impact
Part 2: pH and Nutrients
Soil pH
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Soil Nutrients
Crop Impact
Environmental
Impact
Soybeans
Part 1: Soil Type
Test 1
Soil Type
Crop Impact
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Test 2
Test 3
Part 2: pH and Nutrients
Soil pH
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Soil Nutrients
Crop Impact
Environmental
Impact
Sunflowers
Part 1: Soil Type
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Soil Type
Crop Impact
Part 2: pH and Nutrients
Soil pH
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Soil Nutrients
Crop Impact
Environmental
Impact
Data Analysis
Before drawing conclusions or making a recommendation, you will need to look for
patterns and trends in the data. Write a paragraph describing the data and any patterns
or trends you see for each of the three crops.
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Corn
Soybeans
Sunflowers
Drawing Conclusions and Making a
Recommendation
Having studied the data for patterns and trends, you should now be able to draw some
conclusions and make recommendations to the farmer about what soil and soil additives
he should use for each crop to attain the best crop yield with the lowest environmental
impact. Include the following:
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What were the best soil types for each crop?
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What were the optimum soil conditions for each crop?
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How did crop impact relate to environmental impact?
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If the farmer chooses to grow only one crop, which one would you recommend?
Why?
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