Environmental Links - Soils
Environmental Links - Soils
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Links to information on soils.
A good general information web page on soil. This site includes detailed explanations on soil pH, soil formation and physical interaction, care for high soil quality and optimum plant growth, and links to related sites. Text is easy to follow and loaded with photos.
The URL is: http://soil.hostweb.org.uk/
Engaging Science – Lesson Plan Exchange. Students will investigate soil samples and determine the basic components of soil in a pair of hands-on activities.
The URL is: http://www.engagingscience.org/lessons/5424021.htm
This site is a study of the living creatures in our soil.
The URL is: http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/index.html
Illinois Cooperative Soil Survey
Soils of Illinois describes how Illinois soils formed, types of soils and pictures, soils horizons, etc. The URL is: http://search.sc.egov.usda.gov/nrcs.asp?ReturnTo=h...
Links to a table of contents, which lists all of the soil & water conservation districts in the state, as well as available resources and links to other sites.
The URL is: http://aiswcd.org/
Topics include: permeability and texture, porosity, salts in soil, soil erosion, and soil profiles. Click on lessons.
The URL is: http://nesen.unl.edu/
Learning activities and games about soil. Teacher Resources
The URL is: http://www.globe.gov/cgi-bin/resourceroom.cgi?pare...
This web page categorizes resources into the following topics:100 Years of Soil & Water Conservation, The Soil Survey: Its Use, Soil: A Critical Environmental Resource, and The State of the Soil.
The URL is: http://www.swcs.org/
Students will learn about the role soil micro- and macro-organisms play in the decomposition process. Late Elementary.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/students/cla...
The objective of this lesson is for students to understand some living and nonliving components of soil. Early Elementary.
The URL is: http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/third/3L1.s...
This site is produced by NASA, and it answers many of the frequently asked questions about soil. It includes tutorials, soil experiment demonstrations, and ideas for science fair projects. This site is complete with pictures and links and you can even submit your own soil-related pictures, poems, and essays.
The URL is: http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
Superfund for Students and Teachers (K-3). Students will learn that soil is composed of many things, including living organisms, and will understand that time is important in the formation of soil. Also includes recipe for edible dirt cakes.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/students/cla...
The objective of this lesson is for students to learn how soil is formed. Grade 7.
The URL is: http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/seventh/7I1...
Complete lesson plan about the composition of the soil affecting fertility? Middle School.
The URL is: http://nesen.unl.edu/lessons/soils/soilcomp.asp
Pictures and cartoons accompany this description of the importance earthworms have to soil. This site is a good starting point for general information about earthworms and it includes many links to other worm and soil related sites.
The URL is: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/soil/story2/goodwo...
A technical discussion of the science of soil. From physics and chemistry to biology, from the basics to the high-tech stuff. The outline format makes for easy navigating and the site is being updated constantly.
The URL is: http://www.hintze-online.com/sos/soils-online.html...
By collecting several fifteen cubic centimeter samples of soil in different areas in the schoolyard students can get a fairly accurate account of the variety and number of underground critters living in the entire area. They can also study the collection sites to determine natural and human-induced factors that might produce high or low concentrations of different underground critters.
The URL is: http://web.stclair.k12.il.us/splashd/soildwlr.htm
US Geological Survey online guide to biological soil crusts in this easy-to-navigate Web site.
Crust 101 contains a detailed introduction to soil crust ecology, and the Advanced feature offers an extensive technical reference. The URL is: http://www.soilcrust.org/
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