Healthy Soil
Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.
Caroline Richard
Geotechnical Engineer
I work in the mining industry and manage the waste materials created during ore extraction.
Ilias Hader (he/him)
Artificial Intelligence Consultant & Team Leader
I help companies take advantage of AI technologies and I manage a team to build an automated food production system for long space missions.
Soil on Mars
Learn how soil is different on Mars than on Earth, and what that means for growing plants on the red planet.
The Dirt on Soil Conservation
If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.
What is Soil?
Learn about soil, soil texture and the various layers of soil.
What makes soil hard and compacted?
Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.
What is soil made of?
Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.
Careers: Soil Scientist
5 images some work that a scientist who studies the Earth's soil might do such as classifying types of soil and measuring the slope of soil
Careers: Landscaper
5 images of some work that landscapers might do such as planning, planting and maintaining gardens
Careers: Horticulturalist
5 images of some work that horticulturalists might do such as cultivating and caring for plants in various environments
Careers: Farmer
5 images of some work that farmers do such as feeding cows, planting fields and harvesting grain