Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Geology Quizzes: Soil
Assess your understanding of the various ingredients and types of soil with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is available.
Texas A&M University
Texas Greenhouse Management: Handbook: Growing Media
An extensive list of growing media from the Texas A&M Dept. of Horticulture.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal: Life in the Sand
This article is the companion to the exhibit on Oceans at the Smithsonian. There is good information about sand, microscopic life in the sand, and problems that people cause on our beaches.
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Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Sand and Gravel: A Glacial Resource [Pdf]
Describes how glaciation created the sand and gravel deposits in Indiana and what these resources are used for.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape: Soiled Again
Become a detective and solve the soil mystery! To solve the case you must discover what soil is, why it's important, and in what kind of soil do plants grow. You will find out the four components of soil along with the different soil...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Groundwater Movement
Learners learn how water moves through rock materials such as sand, gravel, and clay.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Digging in for Dirt Day!
This lesson is managed through stations that students will rotate around every 20- 30 minutes. Each second grade teacher conducts one station. Parent volunteers can also be used to manage stations. Students will use an auger to gather...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Water You Doing to Help?
In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), water pollution will be explored. This lesson is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This lesson is provided by Julie Danley, Pam Walston, and Pat...
Michigan Reach Out
Michigan Reach Out!: Digging the Earth's Crust
Lesson plans from Michigan Reach Out! to help students understand the different soil types and what uses they would be good for.
PBS
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Playing Sandcastle
Based on the PBS Kids' series, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, students will help Daniel Tiger with creative play. Students will help Daniel Tiger build a sandcastle.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Az Master Gardener Manual: Properties of Soil
Site provides a brief description of soil texture as well as discusses the relative size of soil particles.