Resources
It is hard to find photographic images of soil suited for use in the classroom. If you need assistance in preparing your educational presentations, Soil-Net offers school teachers free access to a substantial collection of over 2,400 excellent soil and wider environmental photographs. This allow you to select from a broad range of topics, focussing upon the functions that soil performs, from agricultural production to the support for our buildings and infrastructure etc.
Soil Forensics Activity!
How about this as a classroom activity! A terrible deed has been done and the body lies somewhere along a road passing through many different soil types. But the police have their suspect and they have found a certain type of soil on their shoes!! Use our fantastic SoilScapes Viewer to try to help predict whereabouts the search should be concentrated. This activity has a serious side and is in fact a valid aspect of forensic science! Use this approach to set up a fictional exercise using the Soilscapes Viewer, perhaps prepare some possible search location possibilities with contrasting soils - don't forget to use the Postcode search tool, or the measuring tool conveniently provided in the viewer to help pinpoint distances along the road then zoom in to see the detailed map and print the results. Learn more about soil forensics.Presentations
Here are a selection of presentation materials in Powerpoint format which can be integrated into your class materials. Feel free to share your own existing materials on soil with us to place here also.
Soil-Net Promotion
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Soil-Net promotional poster - why not place one in your classroom? |
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