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[Year 3] Science - Earth Resources (Soil, Rocks & Minerals): Soil

Why Soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth | BBC Ideas

 

Where Does Soil Come From? | SciShow Kids

How Compost is Made: A Field Trip! | SciShow Kids

Understanding Our Soil: The Nitrogen Cycle, Fixers, and Fertilizer

A close-up of creatures living beneath the soil - Deep Down & Dirty: The Science of Soil | BBC Four

Life in the Soil | Royal BC Museum

How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other in the Forest | Decoder

Worms at Work: 20 Days Time Lapse of Vermicomposting

DirtGirlWorld: Worms | ABC iView

After seeing what a great job worms do composting, Dirtgirl decides to make her own worm farm. Click here to watch episode on ABC iView. 

Soil is Alive! | SciShow Kids

Why Different Soils Feel Different | SciShow Kids

Layers of Soil | Soil Profile Formation | Kids Science Experiment

Types of Soil Song | Teacher Crystel

LIfe in the Soil

Worms Are Wonderful | Amazing Animals | SciShow Kids

Mycorrhizal Animation

Minibeast Heroes - Meet the Fertiliser: Earthworm | ABC iView

Minibeast heroes each have an amazing superpower. You'll find it hard to swallow these fun facts about a bug that may do more for the planet than any other animal. Click here to watch episode on ABC iView.

DirtGirlWorld: Trees | ABC iView

Everyone is celebrating Arbor day in dirtgirlworld and Grubby invites Cirque de Soil to watch a stunt. Click here to watch episode on ABC iView. 

More Resources

Articles & Weblinks

 

Soil (Encyclopedia Britannica School - Elementary) - you can access this webpage at school only. 

Plant (Encyclopedia Britannica School - Elementary) - you can access this webpage at school only. 

Nitrogen (Encyclopedia Britannica School - Elementary) - you can access this webpage at school only. 

Worm (Encyclopedia Britannica School - Elementary) - you can access this webpage at school only. 

 

Earth Science for Kids: Soil (Ducksters, 2022). 

Soil Facts for Kids (Kiddle). 

Soil - More than just dirt (Junior Landcare) - Includes interesting learning activities. 

State Soils (Soil Science Australia) - provides information about soils in Australia. 

Common Soil Types (Queensland Government website). 

Soil abounds with life - and supports all life above it. But Australian soils need urgent repair (Frew, et. al., 2022) - article in the Conversation - more advanced reading for teachers and parents. 

Soils (Australian Museum, 2018). 

 

Bruce Pascoe: Aboriginal Agriculture, Technology and Ingenuity (ABC Education, 2022). 

Young farmers show Aussie kids where their food comes from (Shepherd, 2023) - ABC Education.

ABC Open: Who Loves Soil? Tim does! (ABC Education, 2022) - short video. 

Earthworm Heroes (ABC Education, 2022). 

Dung Beetles Heroes (ABC Education, 2022). 

Ant Heroes (ABC Education, 2022). 

Minibeast Heroes (ABC Education, 2022). 

Meet the Fertiliser; Earthworm (ABC Education, 2022). 

Soil Vocabulary (MESD Outdoor School). 

Experiments & Activities 

 

Soil Experiments and Hands-On Projects (Dig Deeper Soil Science Society of America). 

Science Projects for kids: soil experiments (How Stuff Works). 

 

 

Soil - More than just dirt (Junior Landcare) - Includes interesting learning activities. 

The Scoop on Soil (DPS HUB FARM) - activities and games about soils. 

Soil Game: Thrive (My American Farm).

Soil Game: A.MAZE.ING Underground (Leara eLearning). 

The Big Picture Quiz (Smithsonian - National Museum of Natural History) - Learn about the soil through this quiz. 

Soiled Again: The Great Plant Escape Game with Detective LePlant (Illinois Education). 

Earth Science: Soil - Test Quiz (Ducksters). 

Can You Dig it? (PBS Kids) - Soil game. 

Hal's Big Dig (PBS Kids) - Soil game.