Why Is Soil One of the Most Amazing Things on Earth?
Provided by: The Kid Should See This|Published on: April 27, 2021|Last updated: September 26, 2026
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: The Kid Should See This, BBC Ideas
Location: Earth, Europe
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Synopsis
- This video is about the importance of soil to biodiversity and the Earth's food chains.
- Students will learn about microorganisms, fungi, carbon storage, soil nutrients, earthworms, medicines from soil, and other soil-related topics.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- It has engaging animation, is informative, and is under five minutes.
- It covers topics that can be applied to classes at elementary levels as well as middle school levels.
Additional Prerequisites
- A transcript of the video's introduction is available below the video.
- The accompanying webpage includes links to other kid-friendly resources about soil.
Differentiation
- Students can do a quick writing exercise on the question, "Why is soil one of the most amazing things on Earth?"
- This video can be further connected to climate change by focusing on the carbon storage properties of soil and how this can help the climate.
- The video can serve as an introduction to a class worm bin.
- Activities and experiments related to these topics include Life Above and Below Soil and Lab 5: Soil and the Carbon Cycle.
- Another video on the importance of soil is Essentials of Environmental Science: The Importance of Soil.
This resource is a 5-minute animated video and accompanying webpage that explores our current understanding of soil ecosystems including all the microorganisms and life within soil, the ways in which we can derive antibiotics from soil, and the ways in which we destroy and can restore soil health. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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