Geography field trip: soils (grade 12):
At first sight the topic ‘soils’ may not have an overwhelming appeal to students:
But the area around Leer offers a remarkable variety of soils that are easily accessible by bike during a school morning. This is a good opportunity for a field trip and all the necessary equipment can be carried along:
At a bog (Moor) location with peat (Torf), heather (Heide), sundew (Sonnentau) and cotton grass (Wollgras):
In between: cycling for fitness and for reaching the next location:
No soil examination without digging - here at a ‘Geest’ location:
Impressive: A ‘Marsch’ location - with curious cows:
Despite mud and cowpats: soils can have some appeal when you actually see, feel and smell them and understand their formation: