Soil Does More Than Get You Dirty!

Teachers' Guide to Soil Activities for Grades K-6.

• Dedication and Preface
• K-1 Activities
  • I Spy Soil
  • Give a Worm a Bath
  • Making Soil
  • Soil Erosion
  • Soil Pictures
• Grades 2-6 Activities
  • What is soil?
  • A Close-up Look at Soil - Part I
  • A Close-up Look at Soil - Part II
  • Available Soil
  • Soil Erosion by Water
  • Soil Erosion by Wind
• Conservation Soil and Water Play
• Learning Center
  • Learning Center 1 - What's in Soil?
  • Learning Center 2 - Soil Trivia
  • Learning Center 3 - Earthworm Observations
  • Learning Center 4 - Soil Electronics
  • Learning Center 5 - Writing Center on Wind and Water Erosion
  • Learning Center 6 - Exploring Soil - Testing for Clay
• Integration Ideas (Physical Education and Language Arts)
• Appendix
  • Soil Recipe
  • Kansas State Soil Harney Silt Loam
  • How Much Longer Can We Afford to Treat Our Soils Like Dirt
• Conservation Glossary
• Bibliography

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Soil Does More Than Make You Dirty! - Teachers' Guide (PDF; 2.6 MB)

Last Modified: 08/27/2008

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