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Investigating the soil food web

Investigating the soil food web

Description: (complete unit, video) Instructors - ages 7-13 adaptable for all ages 

Contents: Junior Landcare provides children the opportunity to play an active role in ensuring the safe future of our natural environment; story, overview, outcomes, seasonal notes, instructions, extension activities & references

Source: juniorlandcare.org - https://juniorlandcare.org.au/learning_activity/investigating-the-soil-food-web/ 

Crossposted:  Library Resources/ Soil - Units & Projects 

Investigating the soil food web

Description: (complete unit, video) Instructors - ages 7-13 adaptable for all ages 

Contents: Junior Landcare provides children the opportunity to play an active role in ensuring the safe future of our natural environment; story, overview, outcomes, seasonal notes, instructions, extension activities & references

Source: juniorlandcare.org - https://juniorlandcare.org.au/learning_activity/investigating-the-soil-food-web/ 

Crossposted:  Library Resources/ Soil - Units & Projects 

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Healthy Soil

Healthy Soil

Description: (website with lots of resources) Instructors - all ages

Contents: Soil is more than just a medium for growing your plants – it has a life of its own! Each scoop of soil contains millions of microbes that keep the tiny ecosystem functioning, which is essential for growing food and creating living landscapes. When we think about soil as a living system, we can better understand how its health can change based on how we treat it; healthy soil as a priority, soil is alive, what soil is made of, how do we assess soil healthy and keep it healthy

Source: Tulatin Soil and Water Conservation District https://tualatinswcd.org/priorities/healthy-soil/ 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit / Biospheres - Soil Microbiomes, Websites

Healthy Soil

Description: (website with lots of resources) Instructors - all ages

Contents: Soil is more than just a medium for growing your plants – it has a life of its own! Each scoop of soil contains millions of microbes that keep the tiny ecosystem functioning, which is essential for growing food and creating living landscapes. When we think about soil as a living system, we can better understand how its health can change based on how we treat it; healthy soil as a priority, soil is alive, what soil is made of, how do we assess soil healthy and keep it healthy

Source: Tulatin Soil and Water Conservation District https://tualatinswcd.org/priorities/healthy-soil/ 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit / Biospheres - Soil Microbiomes, Websites

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Garden Adjective Adventure

Garden Adjective Adventure

Description: (complete lesson which can be made into a Unit) Instructors - all ages

Contents: A garden space is full of things (both living and nonliving) that engage the senses. In this lesson, students use the garden as a muse for growing their descriptive writing skills.

Source: kidsgardening.org https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plan-garden-adjective-adventure/ 

Crossposted: Library Resources/ Plants, Seeds, Compost - Lessons section in each

Garden Adjective Adventure

Description: (complete lesson which can be made into a Unit) Instructors - all ages

Contents: A garden space is full of things (both living and nonliving) that engage the senses. In this lesson, students use the garden as a muse for growing their descriptive writing skills.

Source: kidsgardening.org https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plan-garden-adjective-adventure/ 

Crossposted: Library Resources/ Plants, Seeds, Compost - Lessons section in each

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FAO Soils Portal (UN Food & Agriculture Organization)

FAO Soils Portal

Description: (LOTS of diverse resources, free PDFs, etc) research, Instructors - mostly high school level content adaptable for all ages

Contents: wide variety of soil related resources from around the world

Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organization https://www.fao.org/soils-portal/resources/en/ 

Crossposted:  Library Toolkit/Cultural considerations-Region,Global

FAO Soils Portal

Description: (LOTS of diverse resources, free PDFs, etc) research, Instructors - mostly high school level content adaptable for all ages

Contents: wide variety of soil related resources from around the world

Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organization https://www.fao.org/soils-portal/resources/en/ 

Crossposted:  Library Toolkit/Cultural considerations-Region,Global

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