Education

The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) K-12 Outreach Committee has expanded its “Featured Topics in Soils” collection on Soils4Teachers.org to include: Soils and Pollinators, Soils and Flooding, and Urban Soils. Photos courtesy of (l to r): Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry, SSSA Soils Matter blog, and Adobe Stock.

Unlocking the quiet power of soil: New featured topics available on Soils4Teachers.org

August 18, 2026

Theses and dissertations, 2024–2025

Theses and dissertations, 2024–2025

May 26, 2026

This illustration is part of the "Soils and Fire" featured topic on the Soils4Teachers.org website. Credit: Olubunmi Faturoti.

Explore ‘Featured Topics in Soils’ on Soils4Teachers.org

May 19, 2026

SSSA member Gordon Rees visits with attendees of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Conference on Science Education in Anaheim, CA in April 2026.

Teaching from the ground up: SSSA’s outreach at teacher conference on science education

May 13, 2026

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

Interactive ag education

March 26, 2026

Melanie Bayles and visitors playing the "matching game" during a "Saturday With a Scientist" event. Photo by Susan Chapman.

‘Saturday With a Scientist’ events bring awareness to soil science

March 20, 2026

Soil science grants available for K-12 teachers.

Soil science grants available for K-12 teachers

March 20, 2026

Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS.

Soil health education in Nebraska: Practitioner insights and needs

March 18, 2026

The outside landscape surrounding the Societies’ headquarters is getting transformed from pavement to a prairie. Photos courtesy of Alison Jennings (pavement, left) and Adobe Stock (Waukesha County meadow, right).

From asphalt to ecosystem

February 19, 2026

4-H Youth Development Agents test drive the activity "Flipping Stones," a lesson on fish feeding adaptions where they are mimicking darter fish. Photo by Andrea Ludwig.

Backyard STEM: Leveraging state-wide reach of 4-H to teach environmental and soil science

February 16, 2026

Webinar: Organic Post-Harvest Handling and Food Safety

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