• Soil is made from rocks.
• Soil has several layers.
• Plants grow in the soil.
• Illinois has over 700 soil
types.
• Soil makes food for
plants to grow.
• Soil is made of minerals,
water, air, and organic
matter (or past living
plants and animals).
• There are a lot of critters
that live in the soil.
• Most life on Earth
depends on soil for food.