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Now playing: Dirt! Soils exhibit at Smithsonian Recently opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, this exhibit celebrates soils and their role in environmental quality, food and fiber production, and human health. Learn more about the exhibition

Curriculum Library

Here you'll find lesson cards and a list of curricula that other schools have already prepared.

 

From the Web                                       

• Smithsonian Soils Exhibit ~ The links to the educational, government, and Soil Science Society of America member Web pages offer high quality materials for lessons and activities at different grade levels.
• Soils Sustain Life ~ Educational resources for teachers.
• The Dirt on Soil ~ Learning adventures from the Discovery Channel.
• Dig It! fact sheet ~ describing the Secrets of Soil exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
• Washington State University ~ lessons already linked to EALRs from the King County Extension. Includes healthy food choices, nutrition, gardening, and cooking.
• The Great Plant Escape ~ lessons from the University of Illinois Extension.
• Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
• National Environmental Education Week ~ school garden curricula for K-4 prepared by the National Environmental Education Foundation.
• Washington Forest Protection Association ~ Environmental Education 

WFPA Links to EALRs

• California School Garden Network ~ CA schools are now required to support student gardens)
• Kids Gardening
• School Garden Wizard

From Garden Raised Bounty (School Gardeners' Summit, March 10, 2009)

• Building a sustainable school garden
• Funding sources
• Shared goals and needs
• Community resources
• General resources
• Tips from the Lincoln school garden