The links below provide information about soils that will help students prepare for the soils section of the envirothon.
PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat to open (www.adobe.com).

PDFs

• Introduction To Soils
  by Maggie Payne & Jim Turenne
  
•  Soils of Rhode Island for the Envirothon
  by Jim Turenne, used for Envirothon soils talk.
  
•  Soil Biology
  From NRCS; read the copyrights in the notes view. Has information about soil biology, read the "Soil Biology Primer" for more information.
  
•  Soil Biology: Key Educational Message
  
•  Ten Key Messages to Help People Understand Soils
  from USDA-NRCS.
  
•  From the Surface Down

Soil Links

• Soil Properties
  Horizon, Color, Texture - link to Nesoil Page.
   
• http://soils.usda.gov/education/
   
• Geological Society of America
   
• Geology and the Formation of New England
  From Memorial Hall Museum (5th-6th grade)
   
• GLOBE Project
   
• The Learning Web at the U.S. Geological Survey

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