Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!
This online exhibition takes a detailed look at the construction of the Panama Canal. Content explores why the canal was built, how the route was chosen, how much man power and machine power it took to move all that dirt, hazards of the...
PBS
Pbs: Independent Lens: Dirt! The Movie
'Dirt the Movie' is an independent film about the importance of soil, how it is affected by things like climate change and pollution, and how we can learn to take better care of it. The site features video clips from the film, articles...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Oli Finds His Place in the Dirt
ABCya! presents its fourth children's storybook for the classroom. Oli Finds His Place in the Dirt, is an original work by Michelle Tocci. The story is about an earthworm who feels sad about not being important. This is a great storybook...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Dirt on Dirt
What is dirt, and what makes some dirt superior for gardening? Find out in this virtual soil exploration.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Dirt Bike Comparing Fractions
Tug the rope attached to the dirt bike by comparing the given fractions using the greater than, less than, and equal signs.
Michigan Reach Out
Reach Out Michigan: Let's Catch Some Dirt From the Air
This site provides an experiment for early elementary students to discover different dirt particles in the air, and explore causes of air pollution.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Dirt Detective
Archaeologists study artifacts and soil and they use post holes to determine just how old the layers of soil is. Based on the location of post holes, archaeologists can determine if they are finding a house, or a wall or even a fort....
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Dirt on Soil
This interactive website explores the various soil layers and introduces you to the lifeforms that live in those soil layers.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Dirt Bike
Solving proportions by finding the missing part and advance your dirt bike to the finish line.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Growing Lima Beans: Do We Really Need Dirt?
Students investigate different growth mediums for a lima bean seed: a wet paper towel and a paper cup with soil.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Real Dirt on Farmer John: Family Farms in America
Trace the evolution in American agriculture with this interactive timeline. Learn how the history of one small Illinois farm reflects the larger changes, decade by decade.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Let's Ride!
See what is involved with dirt-bike riding. Includes audio narration in 19 additional languages with text in English.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science of Gardening
Explore this site to get the "dirt" on dirt. Explore a savage garden or choose from the various aspects of gardening: feed, control or bloom.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Dirt Bike Proportions
This online multi-player race game allows students to practice solving proportions by finding the missing piece. The players they play against are within the computer, not necessarily their own classroom.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Lorna Dee Cervantes
Brief biography & photo of the poet & co-editor of Red Dirt, a cross-cultural poetry journal, Lorna Dee Cervantes. It also provides a link to her poem "Freeway 280."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Dissecting Soil
In this soil study, learners investigate a soil sample to discover what is inside the soil. Working in partners, they explore to see if there are any plants, animals, dirt, or other (water and air) in the soil.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Black Vulture on Dirt Track
Black Vulture on Dirt Track
Other
Pipeline: Soil Characteristics Demystifying Dirt [Pdf]
Soil is the foundation of conventional on site wastewater treatment.The drainfields used with on site systems work because the soil around the trenches acts as a filter and removes organic matter, some of the nutrients present in...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Equal Proportions: Dirt Bike Proportions
Start your engines! This racing game will speed up your math skills by challenging players to find equivalent fractions. The faster you solve the problems the faster the bike goes.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Let's Get Dirty
In a very hands-on activity, students observe and feel the differences between two cleaning methods, with and without hand soap, using coffee grounds to represent "dirt."Most of the dirt and bacteria on our hands is encased in a thin...
Other
The National Arbor Day Foundation: What Tree Is That?
Imagine a world without trees. Students can click on a barren field to see the transformation of the bare dirt by plants and trees. The authors include an online reference guide that lists the benefits of trees and an excellent...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Superhydrophobicity: The Lotus Effect
Students are introduced to superhydrophobic surfaces and the "lotus effect." Water spilled on a superhydrophobic surface does not wet the surface, but simply rolls off. Additionally, as water moves across the superhydrophobic surface, it...
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