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What Is a Soil Test?

For Students 9th - 10th
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture explains soil testing, taking a soil sample, and analyzing the results.
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University of Western Australia: Soil Health: Fertility of Soil

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what soil fertility and soil biological fertility are. Then lists the ten key principles of soil biological fertility, and the land management guidelines for these principles.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Phosphate

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what phosphates are, their role in the phosphorous cycle, where they occur in the natural world, their chemistry, and the impact of the use of phosphate fertilizers in agriculture.
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Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area: Introduction to Pioneer Farming

For Students 3rd - 5th
Examines the topics of soil fertility, the first farmers, the fur trade, and pioneer farmers.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mossi

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mossi are the most prominent ethnic group in the modern nation of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). They are also well known in the anthropological literature as a society with an especially high rate of labor migration to...
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Nature's Recyclers Coloring Book

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that nature has its own clean-up crew and recycling staff? Yeah, there aremany plants and animals that help recycle natural materials in our environment. They take deadmaterials and turn them back into rich soil. Use this...
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Worm Compost Bin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Composting not only helps to get rid of food and lawn waste but also helps to fertilize our garden. Find out how to set up a compost box in this brief, informative article.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Gusii

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gusii are divided into seven clan clusters: Kitutu (Getutu), North Mugirango, South Mugirango, Majoge, Wanjare (Nchari), Bassi, and Nyaribari. Gusiiland is located in western Kenya, 50 kilometers east of Lake Victoria. Since...

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