Backyard Info
Project & Step-by-step info
A Project aimed at High School Students
Identifying Soil Components & Characteristics
"Soil Recipes"
High School Students
More High School Student Activities from USDA
Middle School Students
Availability to Teachers
List of Books & Videos Available for Teachers
Purdue University
17 total experiments, 8 on soil science
Available in Adobe Acrobat
List of links and resources
A Useful Booklet to Using Soil Surveys
Soil & Water Conservation Society
Listed by Grade Level
Nebraska Earth Science Education Network
Soil Quality Information Sheets
Resources for Teachers
Resource for students & teachers
Available for Purchase
Focuses on soil crust
Features “microbe of the month” fact sheets
Great resources for teachers
Information on various soil food webs
Lesson Plan Grade 6-9
Presented by Peace Corps
General links for teaching soils