[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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Test your knowledge of different types of rocks by taking a quiz. Determine if each picture shows an igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock.

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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.] Describes the characteristics and 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.

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...

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

In this guided inquiry lab, students will investigate what type of soil let plants/grasses grow the best. Students will answer the question by conducting an experiment using five different soils found in our area, school soil, potting...

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...

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.

Find out about the two major factors that affect soil formation.

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

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.

First graders will recognize the different types of soil and understand that through erosion from rocks is where we get soil.