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...

Trees come from seeds, and birds come from eggs, but where does all the soil and dirt come from?



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Hank continues our exploration of animal phyla with the more complexly organized annelida and arthropoda, and a biolography on insects.

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.

A new research paper studied how climate change affects the capability of soil to trap carbon dioxide emissions.

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....

Part 2: Independent Filmmaker, Deborah Koons Garcia talks about her latest film Symphony of the Soil, and some of the ways that she brings together animation, watercolor images, and original music, to provide a better understanding about...

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.

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...

Factors That Influence Plant and Animal Growth explain the factors that influence plant and animal growth by describing soil, water, nutrients, and light.

Nitrogen makes up 78% of the air, however neither plants nor animals can take nitrogen directly from the air because nitrogen is so unreactive. The nitrogen cycles shows the movement of nitrogen through the environment. Nitrogen is...

Nitrogen makes up 78% of the air, however neither plants nor animals can take nitrogen directly from the air because nitrogen is so unreactive. The nitrogen cycles shows the movement of nitrogen through the environment. Nitrogen is...

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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In this video students will learn about the two major types of weathering, and the forces that alter the shape and composition of rocks. Students will explore the different types of soils, soil properties and the soil profile. Other...

Discover the millions of microorganisms in soil.
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It explains the formation of soil. It talks about what soil is made up of and the soil profile.

Soil ecologist Dr. Ylva Lekberg explains the connection between microscopic fungi and invasive plants, and Jessi from Animal Wonders introduces us to Sydney the woylie!

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...

Composting is a way to turn scraps of food you aren't going to eat anymore into healthy soil for your garden! But how does food turn in to dirt?! Mister Brown and Squeaks take a trip to SoilCycle, a place that makes compost in...

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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Jessi has a cool pair of gardening gloves, which makes her wonder, what special tools do animals have for living underground?



First Grade Next Generation Science

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