Soils and Culture | Soils 4 Teachers

A starting page to learn about soil impacts art, literature, medicine, and war.

Discipline

Earth and Space Sciences

Grade Level

3-5

6-8

9-12

PreK-2

Lesson Area

Soils and Art/Culture

Lesson Type

Reading

Lesson Keywords

Soil Art

Literature

Soil Medicine

Human Health

Warfare

Culture

Soils and Art/Culture

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade	Discipline	Core Idea
3-5	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Energy and fuels humans use are derived from natural sources and their use affects the environment. Some resources are renewable over time, others are not.
6-8	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Humans depend on Earth's land, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere for different resources, many of which are limited or not renewable. Resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
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.
PreK-2	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.