VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS & activities

Google Earth Virtual Tours of many US National Parks

Soil profile exercise in Wyoming: contains redacted OSD, soil and landscape photos, description form to complete, description form KEY (created by Karen Vaughan for a virtual regional soil judging contest - may require some adjustments - you’ll have to provide students with soil texture and color info b/c soil samples were sent to participants)

Soil profile exercise in Colorado: contains redacted OSD, soil and landscape photos, description form to complete, description form KEY (created by Yamina Pressler for a virtual regional soil judging contest - may require some adjustments - you’ll have to provide students with soil texture and color info b/c soil samples were sent to participants)

Soil profile exercise in Oregon: contains redacted OSD, soil and landscape photos, description form to complete (there is no KEY at this time) (created by Kris Osterloh for a virtual regional soil judging contest - may require some adjustments - you’ll have to provide students with soil texture and color info b/c soil samples were sent to participants)

3D models of soil: created and curated by Adam Lindsley, submitted by Burl Carpenter

360 images of soils and landscapes (Karen Vaughan) please consider submitting your own - 360 images can be taken using the Google Cardboard app

OneNote notebook from the regional soil judging contest in Giles Co, Virginia. Photos are paired with soil and landscape descriptions, J.C. Fiola & J.M. Galbraith

Urban Soils computer lab (Rebecca Abney)

Increasing undergraduate exposure to novel soil types through a “virtual” regional soil judging content - a poster presented at SSSA 2016 plus rapid talk describing the process (Pressler, Osterloh, Vaughan, Melzer)

“My Soil” project materials (Alain Plante)

Teaching materials on soil description and soil classification (according to WRB) in English and Spanish (Peter Schad)

Soil Quiz (editable - Helen Glanville)

Virtual field trips mainly focused on soil and water conservation and soil health (Diedre Young)