Using Soil Survey Information for Geomorphic Analysis
Holly Dolliver, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
In this activity students will use information from a county-level soil survey to learn about the geomorphology of an area.

Soils —Field Characterization, Collection, and Laboratory Analysis
Abir Biswas, The Evergreen State College
Field characterization of soil profiles in coniferous and deciduous settings; sample collection of soils from different horizons; laboratory analysis of soil moisture, soil organic carbon (by loss on ignition), and ...

independent soil investigation project
Stephanie Ewing, Montana State University-Bozeman
Students demonstrate their skill in soils investigation and interpretation through independent projects undertaken in groups of one to three and presented in class using visual aids.

An integrated view of the Glendale Landscape
Kaye Savage, Wofford College
Students work in groups to develop posters that communicate their concept of landscape following several field labs (soils, sediment analysis, river discharge, vegetation survey, aquatic life) at one location. They ...

Soil Under the Microscope Mini-Workshop
Steven Driese, Baylor University
This mini-workshop is a brief introduction to the use of the polarized light microscope for thin-section analysis of soils, known as micromorphology. It assumes only a rudimentary knowledge of mineralogy and ...

Final Project for Introductory Soils Course
Daniel Hirmas, Texas Tech University
These assignments represent scaffolding for a self-directed final project.

Campus Field Soil Geomorphology
Holly Dolliver, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
In this activity, students have an opportunity to learn about the geomorphology and soils of your campus. Within a team, students collect soils information and use it to construct of stratigraphic cross-section and ...

How to read elemental soil profiles to investigate the biogeochemical processes in Critical Zone?
Lixin Jin, University of Texas at El Paso
In this exercise, students use elemental chemistry data in a soil profile to explore major biogeochemical processes that dominate in critical zone. Data will be provided, and students calculate and graph the mass ...

Getting a Feel for Soils - Lab
Cynthia Fadem, Earlham College
This is a lab activity in which students start to put together what they have learned as separate soil attributes in the context of the world they know. This activity involves hypothesizing geologic and soils ...

Forestry Management Plan Revision
Katherine McCarville, Upper Iowa University
The importance of soils is often underestimated in establishing management or restoration plans. Students examine soils at Echo Valley Park in the field, and use information from the USDA NRCS soil series ...