This 4-page PDF overview provides the basics of soils appropriate all in one spot.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
6-8
9-12
Lesson Area
Soil Basics
Lesson Type
Reading
Lesson Keywords
Roles
characteristics
Clorpt
Soil Formation
Soil Texture
Soil Profile
Soil Introduction
Function of Soil
Soil Basics

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
6-8 ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems

Energy flows and matter cycles within and among Earth's systems, including the sun and Earth's interior as primary energy sources. Plate tectonics is one result of these processes.
9-12 ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems

Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems.