PART I    SITE SELECTION
Select two locations where you can either find an exposed soil profile of
 at least 20 inches (such as where the foundation for a building is being 
dug ) or dig a trench of 20 inches in depth.
   
One location must be in a moraine (either the Ronkonkoma Moraine or
 the Harbor Hill Moraine) and the other location must be in an outwash 
plain (either the Terryville Outwash Plain or the Hempstead Outwash
 Plain).  Select a location that is undisturbed soil (stay away from lawns
 and farms for example)

PART II   PHOTOGRAPHS

Take a photograph of yourself in the field next to each soil profile.  Both
 you and the soil profile should be clearly visible.


PART III  SOIL SAMPLING

Prepare a mounted soil profile at each location following the steps 
below:

1-Get two pieces of wood, 18 inches long and 4 inches wide.  These 
will be your mounting boards.
2-Mark off the mounting boards in two inch increments.  Label the back
 of the mounting boards, either moraine or outwash plain.
3-Lay the mounting board flat on the ground, and spread white Elmer’s 
type glue over it.
4-Begin taking soil samples from your profile, in two inch increments from 
the top down.  As you take each sample, place it at the appropriate 
place on the mounting board.  Large particles may require a little
 additional glue.  When finished, you will have taken 9 soil samples and 
transferred them to the mounting board, resulting in a perfect copy of the 
soil profile.   Let the glue dry completely. At home, you can impregnate 
the soil profile with a dilute solution of glue (1 part glue to 5 parts water) 
to keep it together.
5-Collect approximately one quart of sediment from the lower 6 inches of 
the profile and label the container. LET THE SAMPLE AIR DRY FOR
A WEEK !!.
5- Repeat steps 1-5 for the second location.
6-Identify and label the topsoil, subsoil, and parent material on each 
mounted profile.

PART IV  SIEVE ANALYSIS
Following procedures used in lab, you will perform a sieve analysis of
 each sample and construct histograms of the particle size distribution.
  (Sieve analysis will be carried out afterschool on designated days)

WARNING: Your samples must be TOTALLY dry before sieving.  
Spread out and leave in the sun for several days.


PART V  ANALYSIS
Using your sieve results and mounted soil profiles, you must compare 
the two soil samples.  What are the differences between morainal and 
outwash soils.  Make conclusions as to why these differences exist.