The museum offers teachers an institute that provides an intensive look at its newest permanent exhibit and explores ways soil concepts can be used to teach science, math, language arts, and social studies. This is a complete, interactive, introductory soil science reference on-line. Although made available through the University of Alberta in Canada, it is useful in the United States, too. Soil Science Education Home Page , a site full of fun and educational information and activities for primary level students and teachers. An article and classroom activities from Science and Children magazine published by the National Science Teachers Association for elementary and middle school science teachers.
Students visit and make observations at a riparian area of a stream.
Then, as a class, think of projects that can make it a better home for wildlife, plants, and people. This Yahooligan site will lead you to a variety of homework aids, videos, photographs, and other informational and interactive sites about the earth. Click here for additional Web resources.