Is Your Soil Sick?

Journal Article | March 2012

Students explore a new kind of testing—of soil—and learn about plant needs and how to analyze results.

Soil Science in the Digital Age

Journal Article | October 2012

Kindergarteners gain meaningful experiences in earth science while learning how to answer questions.

Crime Scene Soil Investigation

Journal Article | December 2016

Fifth graders use mobile learning to solve a “crime.”

Natural Resources: Digging Soil

Journal Article | October 2009

It’s not hard to captivate children with the world of soil—many of them already love “dirt.” Plus, exploring soil requires no special equipment or field trips. Soil is everywhere, with only a shovel or trowel required.…

Second-Grade Soil Scientists

Journal Article | October 2000

After careful self-examination, the author revamped her soils unit to include a connection to the real world. As a result, students began to understand the importance of what they were learning, used higher-order…

The Green Room: Keeping Soils Fertile

Journal Article | October 2015

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses how to replenish nutrients in agricultural soils.

Science Sampler: The science of soil textures

Journal Article | September 2010

Off-road motorcycle racing and ATV riding. Gardening and fishing. What do these high-adrenaline and slower-paced pastimes have in common? Each requires soil, and the texture of that soil has an effect on all of them. In…