Monday, 6 October 2008: 3:15 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 360DE

Wendy Greenberg, Bemidji State Univ., Bemidji State University, 20045 Windsurf Dr., Bemidji, MN 56601, Laurel Hartley, Michigan State University, 3700 East Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Corners, MI 49060, Thomas Loynachan, 100 Osborn, Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA 50011-1010, David Lindbo, PO Box 762, North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University, Soil Science Department, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619 and Susan Schultz, Stewardship & Education, National Association of Conservation Districts, 968 E 600 N, Greenfield, IN 46140

The SSSA K-12 education website (https://www.soils.org/lessons/) was launched in August 2006 and has had at least one major update. The challenge is to continue to maintain working links, add resources, and develop materials to post directly. The Website Subcommittee of the SSSA K-12 Committee is working to standardize the format of directly posted lessons and activities, correlate posted and linked materials with science standards, and add a young soil scientist’s glossary. Work has also begun to create a list of soil scientists in different fields of study and geographic locations to respond to e-mail questions submitted to “Ask a Soil Scientist”. Plans for the future include designing a protocol to solicit original K-12 soil science lessons and activities for peer review and posting with credit to authors.

See more of: Symposium --K-12 Teaching Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities/Div. A01 Business Meeting/Cash Bar
See more of: A01 Resident Education

2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Maintaining and Updating the SSSA K-12 Education Website.

531-7 Maintaining and Updating the SSSA K-12 Education Website.