Education and Teaching Materials
Publications
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides a variety of publications about conserving our natural resources.
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Education and Teaching Materials
Soil Biology Primer
The Soil Biology Primer is an introduction to the living component of soil and how it contributes to agricultural productivity and air and water quality.
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Soil Colors of the United States
Maps that show soil color at various depths for individual States and the Continental United States.
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Soil Crayons
Soil crayons, a mixture of soil and wax, provide an opportunity for observation of a variety of colorful soils.
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Soil Education
Soil-related educational resources for students.
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Soil Educator Resources- New Hampshire
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.
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Soil Facts
Definitions of soil and soil survey, information on careers, some basics on soil formation and classification, and a soil science glossary.
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Soil Health ABCs
Iowa NRCS is celebrating Back to School by featuring the ABCs of Soil Health.
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Soil Health Demonstration Videos - Montana
Watch demonstrations of rainfall simulator, slake test, and infiltration performed using Montana soils.
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Soil Resources and Publications
Resources and publications offering information on soil health are provided below.
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Soil Texture Calculator
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.
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State Soils
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.
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Temperature and Precipitation Departure Probability Categories
Five categories of temperature and precipitation departures have been defined by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and are in widespread use.
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The Twelve Orders of Soil Taxonomy
Descriptions and distribution maps of the twelve soil orders.
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Understanding Soil Risks and Hazards
Using Soil Survey to Identify Areas With Risks and Hazards to Human Life and Property
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Water and Climate Data Collection and Stewardship
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.
