A poster that introduces soil as a living and ever-changing organism.
Exercise to extract insects from the soil and explore the diversity.
Collection of soil related projects and experiments for all grades.
In this lesson, students will study plant growth in soils with different nutrients and physical compositions. By examining data, students will come to understand the effects of nutrient depletion in the Amazon and the impact of tree and plant removal from Amazon soils.
HHMI BioInteractive BiomeViewer available online or Ipads
Wetland soils, following ClORPT, are not limited to geography, found everywhere, but the major defining feature being persistence of moisture in upper profile.
Tundra are cold climate soils loaded with organic matter, important sinks of carbon.
Prairie soils are very productive soils in temperate regions of the world. Prairie soils produce much of the food for the world
Teachers Guide for Soil! Get the Inside Scoop book. Site includes readings, slides, activities related to soil properties, and biomes.
In this activity, students will dig up a sample of soil and examine it for life forms.
