This SSSA video goes into the importance of soil to urban environment, and urban gardening.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
3-5
6-8
PreK-2
Lesson Area
Soils in Urban Environments
Lesson Type
Video
Lesson Keywords
urban soil
Urban Gardening
Culture
Soils in Urban Environments

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
3-5 ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems

Societal activities have had major effects on the land, ocean, atmosphere, and even outer space. Societal activities can also help protect Earth's resources and environments.
6-8 ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems

Human activities have altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging it, although changes to environments can have different impacts for different living things. Activities and technologies can be engineered to reduce people's impacts on Earth.
PreK-2 ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems

Things people do can affect the environment but they can make choices to reduce their impacts.