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University of California

Fossweb: Pebbles, Sand, and Silt [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This PDF resource provides four sequential activities for children in first and second grade which introduce concepts in earth science.
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Soil Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate soil porosity by building a model using the three main soil textures: sand, silt, and clay.
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: What Is Soil Made Of?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Do you know what makes up soil? Soil is a combination of many different living and non-living things and provides raw materials needed by all living things. In this lesson students will explore a sample of natural soil by identifying and...
Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Dirt on Soil

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive website explores the various soil layers and introduces you to the lifeforms that live in those soil layers.
Handout
Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Pottery

For Students 9th - 10th
Pottery was used in Egypt across the ages. Read about the kinds of clay used, the foreign influences on the shapes of pottery, and the many uses of pottery.
Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Geo Notes: Loess: Product of Ice Age Winds [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how loess came to be deposited over much of Indiana by the melting of glaciers during the Ice Age.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Pocket Gopher

For Students 4th - 8th
Only soils with low percentages of silt, clay, and gravel will do for the Texas Pocket Gopher, so many of its populations are isolated from one another. The species occurs in southern Texas and extreme northeastern Mexico, burrowing in...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Habitat Part 2

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity is designed for students to examine soil and determine which soil will be the best for plant growth. The students will also investigate the effect of sunlight on plants and the importance of sunlight in producing chlorophyll.
Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape: Soiled Again

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Tanis, 1886

For Students 9th - 10th
Plan of the ancient Egyptian site of Tanis, often referred to as the Thebes of the North. Tanis was the Lower Egyptian capital during the late period during the nineteenth dynasty. It was built on the Tanitic arm of the Nile River near...
Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Hor

For Students 9th - 10th
This shawabti of Hor holds a broad-bladed hoe against his right shoulder and another against his left. A basket for carrying sand or silt is on his back.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out!: Digging the Earth's Crust

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Lesson plans from Michigan Reach Out! to help students understand the different soil types and what uses they would be good for.
Handout
Texas A&M University

Soil Physical Properties: Texture

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptive site provides details on the physical properties of soil. Contains a brief description on soil texture as well as structure, consistence and color.
Handout
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Az Master Gardener Manual: Properties of Soil

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a brief description of soil texture as well as discusses the relative size of soil particles.
Handout
Other

Southern Kings Consolidated School: Loess

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes loess in pretty good detail, also adding visual with two pictures. Great source for understanding how loess occurs and where it is found.

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