Photo by Lyndsey Garber
Photo by NM Department of Agriculture
Photo by NM Department of Agriculture
Photo by Jay Hill
Photo by NM Department of Agriculture
Photo by Lyndsey GarberAgricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
Dirt: The Scoop on Soil
This 24-page book discusses the nature of soil as well as it's uses. It is a great resource to teach students about soil, it's many forms, and the life that it supports.
Author
Natalie M. Rosinsky
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Soil Texture and Water Percolation
- People and Plants Need Nutrients
- Texturing: The Big Picture
- The Soil We Grow In
- The Rotten Truth
- The Soil Chain
- What Makes Up Your Profile?
- What's in Soil?
- Soil Formation & Edible Horizons
- Vermicomposting (Grades 3-5)
- Vermicomposting (Grades K-2)
- Secrets to Healthy Soils
- Caring for the Land
- Keeping Soil in Its Place
- What's Our Soil Worth?
- Color in the Garden
- Terrariums: A Look at the Living and Nonliving World
- Soil and Sustainability (Grades 9-12)