Soils Support Urban Life
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Description: This SSSA video goes into the importance of soil to urban environment, and urban gardening.
Grade Levels: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8
Keywords: urban soil, urban gardening, culture, Soils in Urban Environments
Lesson Area: Soils in Urban Environments
Resource Type: Video
Next Generation Science Standards
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |