Students will understand that soil provides anchorage for roots, holds water and nutrients, is home to micro and macroorganisms, filters water, stores carbon, and is a foundation for humans to build and produce food.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
9-12
Lesson Area
Soil Basics
Soil Biology
Soil Conservation
Lesson Type
Teacher's Guide
Lesson Keywords
Soil Profile
Organic Matter
Topsoil
subsoil
Parent Material
overexploitation
overgrazing
compaction
Acidification

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
9-12 ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems

Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems.
9-12 ESS3.A: Natural resources

Resource availability has guided the development of human society and use of natural resources has associated costs, risks, and benefits.