Soil Health

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Lesson 1 – Introduction to Soil Health

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumIntroduction to Soil Health (Presentation)This resource introduces the concept of soil health, defining it as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumLesson 1: Introduction to Soil HealthThis National FFA lesson plan, "Introduction to Soil Health," introduces students to the concept of soil health and its importance in agriculture…
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Lesson 2 – Factors Affecting Soil Health

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumAppendix 1: Soil Health Sort CardsThis resource is a set of "Soil Health Sort Cards" (Appendix 1) consisting of four category header cards—Physical, Chemical, Biological, and Human…
2 resources Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumAppendix 2: Soil Health Situation CardsThis resource (Appendix 2) is a set of printable "Soil Health Situation Cards" listing 16 brief scenarios describing various soil conditions—such as…
2 resources Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumLesson 2: Factors Affecting Soil HealthThis is lesson 2 of 5 in a National FFA sustainability series, "Factors Affecting Soil Health," in which students explore the key…
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Lesson 3 – Soil Conservation Practices

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumLesson 3: Soil Conservation PracticesThis is the third lesson (3 of 5) in a National FFA sustainability series, focused on sustainable soil conservation techniques such as…
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Lesson 4 – Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumAppendix 1 – Soil OrganismsThis is a reference handout (Appendix 1: Soil Organisms) that profiles ten common soil organisms — earthworms, mycorrhizal fungi, springtails, nematodes, actinomycetes,…
2 resources Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumLesson 4 – Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem HealthThis is the fourth lesson in a five-part National FFA introductory soil health series, focused on soil biodiversity and the living organisms…
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Lesson 5 – Soil Health for the Future

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumAppendix 1 – Global Soil Health ScenariosThis is a teacher resource appendix ("Appendix 1: Global Soil Health Scenarios") containing ten real-world scenario descriptions of soil degradation challenges from…
2 resources Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumLesson 5 – Soil Health for the FutureThis is the fifth and final lesson in a National FFA soil health series, "Soil Health for the Future." Students connect soil…
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