Students will understand the various ways soil is formed, soil formation factors, and the amount of time necessary to build or rebuild soils.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
9-12
Lesson Area
Soil Basics
Soil Physics
Lesson Type
Teacher's Guide
Lesson Keywords
glacial till
glaciation
Soil Profile
Parent Material
leach
loess
alluvium
moraine
kettle hole
kame
esker

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
9-12 ESS2.D: Weather and climate

The role of radiation from the sun and its interactions with the atmosphere, ocean, and land are the foundation for the global climate system. Global climate models are used to predict future changes, including changes influenced by human behavior and natural factors.