201-13 Making a Mini Soil Monolith.



Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 2:58 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 214A, Concourse Level

David Lindbo, Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Demonstrating a variety of soil profiles to students without digging pit or augering many holes is problematic.  USDA-NRCS developed a method to create mini-monoliths to help overcome this problem.  This presentation illustrates several changes to the USDA-NRCS method.  It also shows how this demonstration/experiment could be used to teach about geography, scale, and color thus expanding soil concepts into other non-traditional areas of education.
See more from this Division: ASA Section: Education & Extension
See more from this Session: Train the Trainer: K-12 Lessons for Soils, Crops and Agronomy