Grade Level: 6-8
Test your knowledge of soil moisture and its effect on global populations. Soil moisture is the amount of water contained
Test your knowledge of soil moisture and its effect on global populations. Soil moisture is the amount of water contained
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
In this activity, students investigate three different soil samples with varying moisture content. They use a soil moisture probe to determine the percentage (by volume) of water in each of the soil samples.
This USGS activity leads students to an understanding of what remote sensing means and how researchers use it to study changes to the Earth’s surface, such as deforestation.