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Includes a soil gallery, where you can see the Soil of the Month and read stories in "Once Upon a Sandy Loam." Offers other educational activities.
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Soil Science Education Home Page Redirect This is the old page for the Soil Science Education Home Page. To get to the current Soil Science Education Home Page, please click: soil.gsfc.nasa.gov Last Updated: November 24, 2004...Soil biology, including a virtual tour of microorganisms.
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ua/default.htm
This system for classifying soils is one of the most widely used soil classification systems in the world. Includes a collection of information and images to illustrate the distribution, properties, ecological significance, and use of these 12 soil orders.
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Soil Orders Taxonomy was published by the United States Department of Agriculture's Soil Survey Staff. This system for classifying soils has undergone numerous changes since that time, and the 2nd edition was published in 1999. Soil Taxonomy remains one of the most...Learn all about soil and the things that live in it.
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/Kids/index.html
Explore soil ecology, meet microscopic creatures, and journey underground in the virtual reality voyage of the Earthship. From the Discovery Channel school.
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
Songs by the department of agriculture about mud.
http://soils.usda.gov/education/resources/k_12/songs/index.html
Learn about the factors that affect soil, soil biodiversity, and how to keep a field journal.
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/exhibit_sites/ua/