Soil Conservation
S.RS.06.17 - Describe the effect humans and other organisms have on the balance of the natural world.
S.RS.06.18 - Describe what science and technology can and cannot reasonably contribute to society.
S.RS.06.19 - Describe how science and technology have advanced because of the contributions of many people throughout history and across cultures.
S.RS.06.18 - Describe what science and technology can and cannot reasonably contribute to society.
S.RS.06.19 - Describe how science and technology have advanced because of the contributions of many people throughout history and across cultures.
Sod: The thick mass of tough roots at the surface of the soil.
Soil is one of Earth’s most valuable resources because everything that lives on land depends directly or indirectly on soil.
Plowing removed the grass from the Great Plains and exposed the soil. In times of drought, the topsoil quickly dried out, turned to dust, and blew away.
Dust Bowl: The area of the Great Plains where wind erosion caused soil loss during the 1930’s.
Soil is one of Earth’s most valuable resources because everything that lives on land depends directly or indirectly on soil.
Plowing removed the grass from the Great Plains and exposed the soil. In times of drought, the topsoil quickly dried out, turned to dust, and blew away.
Dust Bowl: The area of the Great Plains where wind erosion caused soil loss during the 1930’s.