Unit Plan
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Synopsis: Essential Dirt

For Students 5th - 8th
A resource to help students learn about the importance of dirt.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: The Dirt on Soil

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
Handout
Other

North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Dirt Can Be Dirty

For Students 3rd - 8th
Did you know that the #1 pollutant in North Carolina is dirt? When soil is washed into streams and river, it smothers small animals and fish by clogging their gills. Look for bare patches of ground around your home and around your school...
Interactive
Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Dirt Bike Proportions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Find the number which makes the fractions equal in this multiplayer race!
Interactive
Math Playground

Dirt Bike Proportions: Race by Finding Equivalent Ratios.

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Proportions where students determine the missing number to make the proportion true.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Meerkatcher: Divide Fractions With Unlike Denominators

For Students 6th - 8th
The rascally meerkat gang is making a mess of the zoo. Divide fractions to dig the dirt and catch those 'kats! In this activity, students will focus on dividing fractions, starting with single-digit denominators and working up. This...
Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Ecology, the Study of Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the dirt on ecology! Look at how different ecosystems interact with one another, what alters ecosystems, and the cycles they experience.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Soil

For Students 1st - 3rd
Through interactive and hands-on activities, learn about the properties of soil.
Handout
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 Kids: Biosphere: Soils

For Students 3rd - 5th
Get the full picture of what soil is offered by Geography4Kids.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: River and Stream Pollution

For Students 3rd - 5th
What makes our rivers and streams dirty? This brief overview discusses the causes of pollution in rivers and streams and how to solve it.
Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Do Different Types of Soil Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the two major factors that affect soil formation.

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