Soil scientists are interested in soil not just for agricultural purposes, but also for construction conditions. Read about the career and employment opportunities for soil scientists in this Science Buddies career profile. Find out the...

Students simulate a sinkhole, and discover the geological catalysts that happen beofore sinkholes occur.

Material to launch exploration of Earth's soil and its important role. View a one-hour video, accompanied by details on soil horizons and soil formation, and ideas for bringing this topic into the classroom.

Students explore how Earth processes shape the land, and how important managing the land can be in response to these natural activities.

Nematodes, also called roundworms, are the most abundant animal on Earth and can be found in your back yard, playgrounds, and many other places. This lab involves isolating nematodes from several soil samples to discover the best...

This unit contains a series of lessons that allow students to explore the effect of sunlight on Earth's natural surfaces of sand, soil, rock, and water. In addition, students explore how the color and material of a surface affects how...

Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...

This investigation will help young scholars learn that different geologic materials have different characteristics.

Students explore what kind and how much bio-mass can be produced in an area around your city or town. They figure how many gallons of fuel can be expected from one acre of crop land, and how much carbon can be sequestered in the local area.

Here is a simple exercise that will allow you to compare the rates and amounts of erosion that result from various land uses.

Save Earth from the evil villain who is draining all the life from it. Following the activity, read more about rocks and soil, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.

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

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

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

A lesson plan that explores the importance of the slope of the soil to a soil's property. Understand how the soils slope affects many aspects of the property from the flow of water to planting.

A unit on rocks and minerals presented with interactive and classroom activities. Gain understanding of rocks, weather, erosion, earthquakes, and relative dating with this resource.

Explore how flooding can be caused be soil's ability to contain water.

Everybody knows that worms are good for the soil, but not everybody knows why. Here's a project that investigates just one of the ways earthworms improve the earth.

Plants need nitrogen to build proteins and nucleic acids to grow healthy stems and leaves. Though the Earth's atmosphere is made up of 79% nitrogen, the form of nitrogen found in the atmosphere cannot be used by plants. In this...

This lesson guides students through the process of locating and graphing web-based environmental data that has been collected by GLOBE Program participants. The lesson provides opportunities for using GLOBE data to introduce basic...

Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab and discover how rain shapes the Earth. Learn about erosion then do the experiment.

Interactive matching and multiple choice activities covering third grade Earth science vocabulary.

Everything on our planet is linked by a giant recycling system called the biogeochemical cycle. How our planet recycles and reuses everything we need to support life is explained by making a miniature biosphere in this lab. You will also...