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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 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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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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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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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes