ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems
Students will discover that soils physically and chemically filter impurities out of water. They will also discover the role of soil in having good drinking water.
Organization
Soil Science Society of America
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Nourishing the Planet High School Materials
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
soil nutrients
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Fertilizer
Land Management
nutrient management
Essential Elements
Soil chemistry
An activity to understand how desertification affects people, causes famine, displacement, and conflict
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Desertification
famine
conflict
Desert Soils
Soils and Conservation
This five-lesson unit for grades 8-12 uses agriculture to introduce chemistry and environmental science concepts in a way that is relevant to students’ lives.
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Chemistry
Fertilizer
water quality
nutrient management
Soil chemistry
Students examine tropical deforestation in the Amazon from the perspective of three dominant stakeholders in the region. Subscription needed for answer key
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Deforestation
tropical forest; ecosystem
Biodiversity
cost-benefit analysis
Soil Conservation
GIS activity relating Soils to Agricultural Patterns
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Agriculture
Culture
GIS
Soils and Agriculture
GIS activity exploring the deforestation in the Amazon
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Deforestation
Tropical
Ecology
environmental science
Soil Conservation
A variety of activities for multiple grades with hints on how to tie technology into the lessons.
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Plant Growth
Plants
Soils and Plant Growth
Soil particles
Soil Engineering
Conservation
Soils and Plant Growth
Soil Basics
Soil Conservation
Soil Mineralogy
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