Welcome to Soil Lessons
The lessons provided on this website have been used with Middle School Agricultural Science students, however they can easily be modified to suit a high school audience and some of them can be simplified for elementary school.
You will find pages with resources for the following major topic areas:
Soil Basics - webquest, observation lab, soil scientist career video clip
Soil Texture - Texture lab, soil texture triangle, soil texture analysis video, soil texture by feel flow chart, alternative assignment
Soil Chemistry - Pre-lab worksheets and lab handouts
Resources - Links to additional websites that could be of assistance in a soil unit
Click here for a very basic unit plan.
If you have questions about the materials provided here, feel free to contact me (Robin McLean)
Note: This website was prepared as a supplement to the National Association of Agricultural Educators Region VI Conference in June 2011. Are there some typos? Yes. Some are on accident while others are on purpose. I try to stress to my students that I am not the expert in the classroom and encourage them to call me out on my mistakes so we can learn together.
You will find pages with resources for the following major topic areas:
Soil Basics - webquest, observation lab, soil scientist career video clip
Soil Texture - Texture lab, soil texture triangle, soil texture analysis video, soil texture by feel flow chart, alternative assignment
Soil Chemistry - Pre-lab worksheets and lab handouts
Resources - Links to additional websites that could be of assistance in a soil unit
Click here for a very basic unit plan.
If you have questions about the materials provided here, feel free to contact me (Robin McLean)
Note: This website was prepared as a supplement to the National Association of Agricultural Educators Region VI Conference in June 2011. Are there some typos? Yes. Some are on accident while others are on purpose. I try to stress to my students that I am not the expert in the classroom and encourage them to call me out on my mistakes so we can learn together.
