National Geographic has some awesome photographs to show you the
results of weathering,
underground animal burrows, and
soil composition.
Learn about soil with
Curious George,
Sid the Science Kid (8 episodes), and the gang from
Cyberchase.
SciShow has a collection of 3-minute soil videos that are lots of fun to watch.
Soils4Kids.org is a place you can get down and dirty with soil. Games, lessons, experiments, facts and more.
How about a
dirty job? Find out about working with soil for a career from these
soil explorers.
Dig for clues as you
discover secrets of the soil in this activity from the University of Illinois.
If you are serious about exploring the world beneath your feet, Underground Adventure will guide you in getting started as a beginning soil scientist.
Did you know NASA maps the moisture of soil? They do!
Eco Kids – Splendid Soil site – find out more about soil, look at a diagram of the soil layers, watch some soil videos and more.
Learn some “soil songs” here.
Visit Let's Talk Science or Easy Science for Kids to learn more about soil health and soil horizons.
Why is soil so important? The Apple As Planet Earth will show you that only a small part of the Earth's surface contains healthy soil for growing things. All About Soil shows you some uses of soil that you may not have thought of —— including bricks for houses, clay for pottery, and molds for medicine.