ESS3.A: Natural resources

Students alter distribution of pore sizes in school garden soil and observe the effects of irrigation or rainfall on water infiltration/capture, runoff rate, and/or water ponding.

Students learn about the effects of human traffic on soil compaction and the effects of compaction on water infiltration on a trail area.

Students simulate rain and wind to observe the effects of water erosion and wind erosion on soil.

This activity provides an introduction to the concepts of antibiosis, hormesis, and microbial ecology; and the types of microbe-microbe interactions, the history of the discovery of antibiotics, and the need for new antibiotics.

Collection of soil related projects and experiments for all grades.

In this lesson, students will study plant growth in soils with different nutrients and physical compositions. By examining data, students will come to understand the effects of nutrient depletion in the Amazon and the impact of tree and plant removal from Amazon soils.

Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

the fundamental “problem” -- is there enough land for everything?

This interactive map allows you to explore USDA-NCSS soil survey data for locations throughout most of the U.S. It is compatible with smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers.

Multimedia interactive explores how nitrogen is managed in agriculture. Includes explanations.