Soil Education
Soil-related educational resources for students.
Soil-related educational resources for students.
Annually, NRCS in New Hampshire helps support soils education in the Granite State and participates in the Envriothon with Middle and High School students to help develop their knowledge of soil science. Below are some resources for educators.
Definitions of soil and soil survey, information on careers, some basics on soil formation and classification, and a soil science glossary.
Iowa NRCS is celebrating Back to School by featuring the ABCs of Soil Health.
Watch demonstrations of rainfall simulator, slake test, and infiltration performed using Montana soils.
Resources and publications offering information on soil health are provided below.
Learn how to calculate a single point texture class based on percent sand, silt, and clay. Including the optional sand fractions will refine the calculation.
A state soil is a soil that has special significance to a particular state. Each state in the United States has selected a state soil, twenty of which have been legislatively established.
Five categories of temperature and precipitation departures have been defined by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and are in widespread use.
Descriptions and distribution maps of the twelve soil orders.
Using Soil Survey to Identify Areas With Risks and Hazards to Human Life and Property
The National Water and Climate Center manages big data from thousands of climate stations and manual data collection sites across North America, and makes that data available to the public.
Soils perform vital functions to sustain plant and animal life, regulate water flow, filter and buffer pollutants, cycle nutrients, and provide physical stability and sort.
The Whobuddies are six unique owl cartoon characters who really care about the environment. Each Whobuddy specializes on a particular resource. The natural resources include: soil, water, air, animals, plants, and energy.
Many states have a designated state bird, flower, fish, tree, rock, etc. And, many states also have a state soil – one that has significance or is important to the state.