April 2026 issue

Volume 71, Issue 4

• Experiential learning, “learning by doing,” is a potential way to introduce undergraduate students to topics in agronomy and soil science.
   
• Dr. Grace Ogden excites her new students about soils using LEGO bricks. She presented this activity at CANVAS 2025.
   
• Dr. Randa Jabbour encourages her students to think deeper about topics in agroecology by connecting lectures to museum artworks. She published her experience in Natural Sciences Education.

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Cover: A soil science lab uses childhood toys to teach undergraduates about runoff. Photo courtesy of Grace Ogden.