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Information for Educators and Students Last Modified: 08/22/2008 Teacher Resources Agriculture in the Classroom Agventure Backyard Conservation Backyard Conservation Lesson Plans Discovery Education Dig-In! Hands-On Soil Investigations for grades K-4 Explorer's Club (Environmental Protection Agency)  Hands on the Land Kids Next Door (US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development) Life of the Forest National 4-H Web NRCS Tidbits for Teachers and Students NRCS National Publications Project "Food, Land and People" Project Learning Tree Rus the surfing squirrel (Rural Utilities Service) Science 4 Kids S.K. Worm - Answers Your Questions About Soil and Stuff (PPT; 1.52 MB) S.K.Worm - Questions And Answers About Soil (PDF; 971 KB) S.K. Worm - Diploma (PDF; 306 KB) Soil-Smart Worm (NRCS Conservation Communications/Soil Survey and Resource Assessment Division) Smokey the Bear Soil Education Soils - Just for Kids Teen Scene Texas Parks and Wildlife (Outdoor Kids) USDA For Kids Page Woodsy Owl (USDA Forest Service) Year of Clean Water NRCS Informational Handout (PDF; 569 KB) Classroom Activities The following activity and fact sheets require Adobe Acrobat . Ag- tivities handout (PDF; 1.38 MB)   Conservation Kidz (PDF; 1.77 MB)   4-6 Grade Lesson Plans (PDF; 306 KB)   The World's Apple (PDF; 100 KB)   Dirt Cake Recipe (PDF; 130 KB)   Water's Going On! (PDF; 152 KB)   Sammy Soil Coloring Book (PDF; 5.74 MB) Urban Fact Sheets What on Earth Do You Know About Water? (PDF; 102 KB)   What on Earth Is Soil? (PDF; 100 KB)   What on Earth Do You Know About Trees? (PDF; 123 KB)   How on Earth Do You Select and Plant a Tree? (PDF; 171 KB)   How on Earth Do You Water Your Lawn? (PDF; 122 KB)   What on Earth Do you Know About Your Lawn? (PDF; 117 KB)   Water—How to Count Your Savings (PDF; 159 KB)   Earth Team Volunteers (PDF; 203 KB)