Have you ever played in dirt from your yard? You were actually playing with one of the most important natural resources on earth - soil. Watch a short video on soil and a second video showing the phases of plant development using...

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

Seven hands-on lessons module allows students 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.

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...

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

For 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...

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...

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.

Find out about the two major factors that affect soil formation.

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

Have you ever had to dig a hole in really hard dirt? It is a lot of work. In this experiment you can make an instrument to test the soil and find out how compacted it is, before you dig.

First graders will recognize the different types of soil and understand that through erosion from rocks is where we get soil.

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

Learn about the types of soils and soil preservation.

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.

Heidi lives in Norway. She notices that plants grow on land, but also underwater. Help her figure out other places that plants grow.

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

In this biology field investigation, students will use observation skills to describe different types of terrestrial landscapes and compare them with one another. They will utilize these data in order to begin to put together the stories...

Learners will work in small groups to dig holes 1 meter deep. Students will work with measurements as they dig and measure. Learners will observe the different types of soil and how the soil changes as they dig. Students will write and...

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

Discusses the different types of bacteria with probiotic properties that are beneficial to humans' health. Also discusses bacteria that benefit water, soil, and plants.

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,...

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...