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Description: Within this gallery you will find a collection of media files in a variety of formats (images, animations, videos, documents, figures) relevant to soils and agriculture, and applicable for educational purposes.
Grade Levels: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Keywords: agriculture, soil animation, soil photos, irrigation, Soil Basics, Soils and Plant Growth, Soil Conservation, Soils in Urban Environments, Soils and Climate
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Resource Type: Slides/Photos/Figures

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade	Discipline	Core Idea
PreK-2	ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems	Wind and water change the shape of the land.
3-5	ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems	Four major Earth systems interact. Rainfall helps to shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region. Water, ice, wind, organisms, and gravity break rocks, soils, and sediments into smaller pieces and move them around.
6-8	ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems	Energy flows and matter cycles within and among Earth's systems, including the sun and Earth's interior as primary energy sources. Plate tectonics is one result of these processes.
9-12	ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems	Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems.
PreK-2	ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes	Water is found in many types of places and in different forms on Earth.
3-5	ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes	Most of the Earth's water is in the ocean and much of the Earth's fresh water is in glaciers or underground.
6-8	ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes	Water cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere, and is propelled by sunlight and gravity. Density variations of sea water drive interconnected ocean currents. Water movement causes weathering and erosion, changing landscape features.
9-12	ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes	The planet's dynamics are greatly influenced by water's unique chemical and physical properties.
PreK-2	ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems	Things people do can affect the environment but they can make choices to reduce their impacts.
3-5	ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems	Societal activities have had major effects on the land, ocean, atmosphere, and even outer space. Societal activities can also help protect Earth's resources and environments.
6-8	ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems	Human activities have altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging it, although changes to environments can have different impacts for different living things. Activities and technologies can be engineered to reduce people's impacts on Earth.
9-12	ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems	Sustainability of human societies and the biodiversity that supports them requires responsible management of natural resources, including the development of technologies.
PreK-2	LS4.D: Biodiversity and humans	A range of different organisms lives in different places.
3-5	LS4.D: Biodiversity and humans	Populations of organisms live in a variety of habitats. Change in those habitats affects the organisms living there.
6-8	LS4.D: Biodiversity and humans	Changes in biodiversity can influence humans' resources and ecosystem services they rely on.
9-12	LS4.D: Biodiversity and humans	Biodiversity is increased by formation of new species and reduced by extinction. Humans depend on biodiversity but also have adverse impacts on it. Sustaining biodiversity is essential to supporting life on Earth.