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5 of 18
1: Title
2: Objectives & Standards
3: Essential Question
4: Sensor Sponsor
5: Plants and Soil
6: Soil Moisture and Plants
7: What Do You Think?
8: How Can We Measure Soil Moisture?
9: Soil Moisture Tension
10: Soil Moisture - Monthly Averages
11: Soil Moisture - Current Conditions
12: Soil Temperature
13: Soil Temperature Variation
14: Heat Exchange in Soil
15: Ideal Soil Temperature
16: WeatherSTEM Fusion
17: What Do You Think?
18: Key Points: Soil Measurement
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Plants and Soil
Most plants require soil to thrive.
Soil provides a medium for water and nutrients as well as helps to anchor the plants roots to the ground.
Measuring variables in the soil can help determine the best place and time to grow plants.
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