Soil Education

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• Water Movement in Soil (WMV; 44.8 MB)
• Key Messages -- 10 key messages to understanding soils
• Soil Facts -- definitions of soil and soil survey, information on careers in Soil Science, some basics on soil formation and classification, and regulations for moving soils
  • What is Soil?
  • What is Soil Survey?
  • Careers in Soil Science
  • Soil Formation and Classification
  • Regulations for Moving Soils (PDF; 135 KB)
• K-12 -- Links for teachers and students
• Smithsonian Soils Exhibit
• Soil Science Glossary -- A link to the Soil Science Society of America soils glossary
• State Soils -- Find out about your state soil
• The Twelve Orders of Soil Taxonomy poster
• NCSS Training and Job Aids -- directed to employees of agencies participating in the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS)
• Organizations -- links to private entities

Last Modified: 08/18/2008