Many of the things we eat and enjoy are grown in soil. This engaging program explores the soil and rocks importance of soil while taking a look at how soil is formed. Different types of soil and their characteristics are explored.

Jessi and Squeaks make a new friend named Grady, and he teaches them about all the living things you can find in soil!



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LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living...

Soil brings together all four spheres of physical geography, and understanding soil composition is kind of like baking! So in today's episode, we're going to show you how to create the perfect soil cake, examine its different soil...

How do you track turtles that spend most of their time in muddy water and also look like rocks? It turns out, scientists have found a way to track such hidden animals using eDNA.

How do you track turtles that spend most of their time in muddy water and also look like rocks? It turns out, scientists have found a way to track such hidden animals using eDNA.

Each day, the animal kingdom produces roughly enough poop to match the volume of water pouring over Victoria Falls. So why isn't the planet covered in the stuff? You can thank the humble dung beetle for eating up the excess. Eleanor...

You know about fossils, but what other secrets are lurking in the ground beneath our feet?

All told, the Arctic in the Cretaceous Period was a rough place to live, especially in winter. And yet, the fossils of many kinds of dinosaurs have been discovered there. So how were they able to survive in this harsh environment?

Discover the millions of microorganisms in soil.
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How would a Polar Bear do if you put it in the desert? Not well. But why? Why can't anything live anywhere? Well, this has to do with Habitats and how animals (including humans) are suited for living in one place over another. In this...

All plants start as seeds, and they can travel all over the world in lots of different ways. They might even hitch a ride on you!



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This live-action video program is about the word Soil. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Soil through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...

NASA's Aquarius instrument has released its first released worldwide maps of soil moisture. Soil moisture, the water contained within soil particles, is an important player in Earth's water cycle. This animated version of Aquarius'...

In this live-action program viewers will learn that Soil is the top most layer of earth, lying on top of a layer of bedrock. Soil is often black or dark brown to red, comprised of mixture of organic remains, clay and rock particles....

In this session you will learn about what causes the contamination of soil. 1. Sources through which contamination of soil occurs 2. What damages can cause the because of contamination of soil 3. Different techniques to decontaminate the...

A video entitled “Life in a Rain Forest” which explores the parts of a rain forest and how the animals that live there have adapted to that environment.

Mike Birbiglia (he/him/his) reads "Earth (in reverse)" by J. Hope Stein.

Learn about the surprising benefits a volcanic eruption can bring to an environment.
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You know about fossils, but what other secrets are lurking in the ground beneath our feet?

The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers — but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the Amazon River and its tributaries weave their path. But above the canopy, bigger waterways are on the...

The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, it's not remotely close to being the largest organism by weight. That title goes to an organism so huge that it's estimated to weigh the...

Once upon a time, we coexisted with other human species. And there’s one place on Earth that may have taught us more about that than any other single site.

Once upon a time, we coexisted with other human species. And there’s one place on Earth that may have taught us more about that than any other single site.

US-based company Recompose will start the first ever funeral service that turns human bodies into compost soil next year. <br/>