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Access this suite of curriculum-linked soils resources for both teachers and students, targeting Year 7-10 Science, Geography, and Design & Technologies. Learn more about our valuable and productive Australian soils featuring hands-on practical tasks, collaborative activities, research opportunities, video content, case studies and suggested answers to support and engage teachers and students.... Learn more

Produced by the GRDC, Investigating and Managing Soils (2021) visually investigates soil, soil textures, chemistry and precision agriculture.... Learn more

Produced by the GRDC, the Science of Living Soils (2021) examines soil, soil textures, conservations and improving our Australian soils.... Learn more

This stage 3 science and technology investigation is aimed at introducing your students to the value and complexity of soils.... Learn more

A teacher guide designed to increase students' understanding of the importance of soil and its fundamental role in supporting plant and animal life.... Learn more

In this resource, students are tasked with assessing the health of a range of soils using nematodes and bacterial populations as an indicator of biological health.... Learn more

A 17mb downloadable pdf file suitable for years 9 & 10. This digital book is about dispersive soils and their management in Queensland. Dispersion is most commonly linked to sodicity – a natural feature of our soils affecting up to 45% of the state. Soi... Learn more

Have you ever wondered what happens in the earth underneath us? James has, and he wants to learn more about soil.... Learn more

This resource provides engaging authentic learning activities to develop and challenge student understanding of the concept based around the Tocal virtual farm resource. This resource addresses the NSW Agriculture Syllabus Stage 6 Farm Case study outcomes, with cross curricular connections.... Learn more

This is a unit with five inquiry teaching sequences about involving students in the process of understanding, documenting and improving your school’s soils and growing conditions to create a productive garden that is sustainable into the future.... Learn more

his lesson is designed to allow students to engage in a series of experimental and research activities in order to develop their knowledge of soil characteristics and properties... Learn more

Using exploration of the environment and ICT, this resource engages students in soils, geological data and the importance of soil health and monitoring to Australian crop production.... Learn more