Investigate how our lives depend upon having healthy soil by engaging in these interactive activities. Links are provided for further exploration.

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,...

What covers less than 10% of the Earth's surface, yet is a vital natural resource for terrestrial life? What filters ground water and supports most of our food production, not to mention the production of building materials and paper?...

When you think of environmental challenges facing the world, the first things that come to mind might be global warming, or loss of biodiversity, since these are often in the newspapers. A serious problem that you may not have heard...

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...

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.

Plants need nutrients to grow, those nutrients come from the soil, and nutrients can be added to soil to help plants grow better.

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...

Learn about the types of soils and soil preservation.

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

As a citizen scientist, students use a soil test kit to find out how much of each type of chemical is in the local 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.

Wonderful visual chart showing the six layers of soil. Also includes brief descriptions of the 12 types of soil and soil formation. Worksheet for students to label the layers of the soil is also included.