Soil microbe habitat

Discover the world beneath our feet with Planet Earth and Beyond resources for NZ Curriculum levels 1 and 2.

In this activity, students investigate microbial presence in soil by building a habitat suitable for their growth.

A habitat is an area in which something lives. Soil is a habitat, and it is full of life!

In this activity, students observe billions of soil microbes and ‘see’ microbes at work as they soft boil an egg...