Check out a world map hosting a variety of options for views of various soil types. Identify the different soils and where they can be found.

In this lesson plan students conduct a soil analysis to understand soil types and explore the relationship between the garden and healthy, fertile soil. Soil is a natural resource that is crucial to life on Earth and when managed...

Foundations for many types of structures rest on soil. This project shows how you can investigate the bearing capacity of different types of soil.

Seven hands-on lessons module allows middle schoolers to learn about soils. These inquiry-based investigations explore the kinds and arrangements of materials in soils, the amount of water that flows through soil, and how soil is eroded.

Get to know the five different kinds of soil .. clay, sand, loam, chalk, and peat.

Help Detective Le Plant dig for clues in the soil to solve this case. You'll need to find out what soil is, why it is important, and in what kinds of soil plants grow.

Have you ever had to dig a hole in really hard dirt? It is a lot of work. In this experiment you can make an instrument to test the soil and find out how compacted it is, before you dig.

Have you ever played in dirt from your yard? You were actually playing with one of the most important natural resources on earth - soil. Watch a short video on soil and a second video showing the phases of plant development using...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the major types of soli. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

Learn what soils are and why they are important. Discusses soil profiles, types of soils, soil conservation, soil ecosystems, and soil formation.

Investigate how our lives depend upon having healthy soil by engaging in these interactive activities. Links are provided for further exploration.

Become a detective and solve the soil mystery! To solve the case you must discover what soil is, why it's important, and in what kind of soil do plants grow. You will find out the four components of soil along with the different soil...

In this guided inquiry students will specify soil types by using various methods of determining soil textures and analyze them with a soil triangle. This activity is a laboratory investigation where students gather data on soil textures,...

What covers less than 10% of the Earth's surface, yet is a vital natural resource for terrestrial life? What filters ground water and supports most of our food production, not to mention the production of building materials and paper?...

When you think of environmental challenges facing the world, the first things that come to mind might be global warming, or loss of biodiversity, since these are often in the newspapers. A serious problem that you may not have heard...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture explains soil testing, taking a soil sample, and analyzing the results.

In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will investigate the area of forensic science and how the various types of evidence differ. Learn what types of crimes involve glass and soil and what ways these types of evidence are...

After completing this lesson, students will understand the source and the process for the formation of soil, the different types of soil, and the components of soil.

Plants need nutrients to grow, those nutrients come from the soil, and nutrients can be added to soil to help plants grow better.

Dig into the layers of activities exploring and investigating minerals and how they are related to both rocks and soil.

This resource presents a project where students design and build structures that can withstand an earthquake. The project can include an extension where students look at the factors of soil type and proximity to fault in their design....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the characteristics and types of soil.

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of soil and its importance to living things.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How soil is formed.