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In this environmental science activity (page 3 of the PDF), leaners will identify and explain the causes of erosion.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate the relationship between the slope of a trail and soil erosion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this environmental education demonstration (page 6 of the PDF), learners will see a tangible representation of the scarcity of soil resources on earth.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor archaeology activity, learners use mathematical skills and scientific inquiry to generate and process information from their own excavation site.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this environmental science activity, learners research what is essential for plant life and the necessary components of soil to support plants.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Discover how the salt in soil affects plant growth with a few seeds, some cotton, and salt. In this hands-on activity, you will plant seeds in 2 different kinds of soil, containing more or less salt.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners will examine various world data maps to combine the information and predict which areas could be tropical rainforests.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a soil and water model of a single-cell life environment and study living microorganisms.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners investigate soil erosion. Learners set up a simulation to observe how water can change the land and move nutrients from one place to another.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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The purpose of this lab is to recognize that the answers to some of society's industrial challenges may lie right in our own backyards.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners investigate soil conditions by creating a soil map. Learners record soil characteristics and compare the conditions of soil in different grid sections.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners examine the different materials gardeners add to their soil, and discuss how these materials are important for plant growth.

Over $20 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this investigation, learners plant seeds in a 2-liter bottle filled with soil that is connected to a water source below. Over the next few weeks, learners observe how the plants grow.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners design their own experiment to determine conditions that either help or hinder the decomposition of carrots by soil microbes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this yummy activity about soil (page 9 of PDF), learners will create layers of soil using food. They will learn about the composition and role of each layer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners make their own organic-rich soil. Depending on where this activity is done, learners will probably discover that their local soil is low in organic matter.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this plant science activity, learners conduct four experiments to observe how plants respond to sunlight and gravity.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a "litter-critter" wheel to help them identify different animals they find living in a natural litter habitat.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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When it rains, water can collect on top of and seep into the ground. Water can also run downhill, carrying soil and pollution with it.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will test cups full of potting soil, sand, and sphagnum moss to see which earth material is able to soak up the most water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours