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.

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.

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

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...

In this guided inquiry students will specify soil types by using various methods of determining soil textures and analyze them with a soil triangle. This activity is a laboratory investigation where students gather data on soil textures,...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture explains soil testing, taking a soil sample, and analyzing the results.

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...

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

This resource presents a project where students design and build structures that can withstand an earthquake. The project can include an extension where students look at the factors of soil type and proximity to fault in their design....

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

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of soil and its importance to living things.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How soil is formed.

A field based lab experiment where students work in groups to come up with a collection strategy and lab analysis to test differences in soil bulk densities. Students bring soil samples back to the classroom to conduct a test that...

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

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...

Soil is the foundation of conventional on site wastewater treatment.The drainfields used with on site systems work because the soil around the trenches acts as a filter and removes organic matter, some of the nutrients present in...

In this chemistry field lab, students will determine the density, pH, and water content of 4 types of soil. Students compare class data and write a lab report describing their results and then analyze their findings to report on the...

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

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

Use this interactive website to learn everything you wanted to know about the four components of soil: minerals, organic, water, and air. Many links along the way assist with comprehension by allowing you to view photographs, charts, and...

Students measure the permeability of different types of soils, compare results and realize the importance of size, voids and density in permeability response.

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

Different types of erosion are discussed along with suggested ways to solve erosion problems on farms in this two-page article.

Assess your understanding of the various ingredients and types of soil with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is available.