Soil Judging
http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.php?section=86

The Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics


This site describes a contest in which students must correctly characterize the horizons of soils in four different pits within a strict time limit. The site contains photographs of the activity as well as links to the Soil Science Education homepage, links, resources, soil science basics, soil and society, soil and the environment, information on working with soil, soil and agriculture and soil and students.

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Part of the Starting Point collection. The Starting Point collection includes resources addressing the needs of faculty and graduate students designing, developing, and delivering entry-level undergraduate courses in geoscience.

Starting Point
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Subject: Geoscience:Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)