This lesson identifies the five major soil forming factors and discusses how they influence soil development.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
9-12
Lesson Area
Soil Basics
Lesson Type
Reading
Lesson Keywords
Soil Formation
Soil Development
Climate
Topography
Parent Material
Time
Organisms
Biology
classification
Soil Basics

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.