The soil is an invisible good to most people and yet, just as water and air, crucial for our surviving. Not just for children but also for us adults it is essential to communicate the importance of soil in interesting, playful ways:
Changing the perspective helps: Diving into the “underground” soil like in the museum Osnabrück.
Integrate the topic of soil in schools by applying interactive learning approaches
A picture says more than 1000 words: Documentary movies can give light introductions on the complex dynamics and mechanisms of soil.
Use new technologies and Android apps to gather soil data
Infographics can show links of soils to topics of high social importance.
Inspire. And be surprised! Awareness raising means to build up people’s capacity to act.
Bruno Braunerde – Visualizes in a
playful way the different soil types. (DE) http://oebg.boku.ac.at/boden-fuer-alle/projekte/bruno-braunerde.html
Bodenreise – Takes you on a journey
through the ground while giving you different missions to complete (DE FR IT) http://www.bodenreise.ch"
Measuring Soil Porosity – A short overview (ENG) https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/v_activity_soil_porosity.pdf
Practice-oriented information package of
workshops offers students and teachers a professional supplement to the lessons (DE) http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/umweltsituation/boden/schule/seminare/
Bodenwelten - offers information, ideas for teaching, approaches to soil protection, or opportunity to discuss soil conservation (DE) http://www.bodenwelten.de/
Bodenplattform – offers, among others, teaching material (DE) http://www.bodeninfo.net/index.php?article_id=435
Wilbur the soil wizard takes you
below the ground to show you his world. (ENG) https://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/Kids/index.html
It’s a story whose time has come. It’s
a story that could heal our planet. (ENG IT FR SP DE) https://soil.kisstheground.com/
Our mission: humanity is living regeneratively. Coming 2018 (ENG) https://kisstheground.com/
Composting is the most important action humans can take to regenerate our planet. (ENG) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqDQD8cvO5Y
Inhabit provides an intimate look at permaculture people and practices ranging from rural, suburban, and urban landscapes. (ENG) http://inhabitfilm.com/
Let’s Talk about Soil –A 5min annimation telling about soil resources, covering degradation, urbanization, overexploitation; inlcuding options how to manage soils more sustainable. (ENG DE FR SP PO IT) ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ND5Jl-jjmI
Better Save Soil – Fertile soil forms the foundation of our modern societies. Although we should be doing everything we can to sustain it, when we look around us, we see a very different story. (ENG DE SP IT FR PO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xhQ2xnQwNI
This powerful film changed the way millions of Americans eat. Find out why. (ENG) http://www.takepart.com/foodinc/index.html
An artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. (ENG with sbt i n FR Sp IT DE PO) http://www.symphonyofthesoil.com/
Nowadays, not only can a certain scarcity can be reduced to fossil energy, but nutrients are finite too. Phosphorus has- same as oil – passed it’s “peak” already. (DE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6rj7tJqcQ
DIRT! –brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. (ENG) http://www.dirtthemovie.org/
Maps the soil biodiversity of the entire planet providing a detailed analysis of soil organisms and the threats to soil at global scale. (ENG) https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Atlas
The humus revolution. How we heal the soil, save the climate and make the nutritional change. (DE) http://www.humusrevolution.de/
A FAO collection of infographics about soil and water, climate change, food, threats, functions and biodiversity. (ENG) http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/resources/infographics/en/
A series of infographics that expose the massive concentration of land in Europe. (ENG) https://www.tni.org/en/publication/land-for-the-few-infographics
These informative graphics provide a glimpse of just some of the soils secrets. (ENG) https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/health/?cid=stelprdb1143889
Illustrations about how to keep our planet clean. With information about soil functions and how to maintain soil health. (ENG) https://www.behance.net/gallery/10635575/SOIL-Infographics
Collection of infographics on different topics related to soil. https://www.pinterest.at/unfao/infographics/
Nearly one person in nine in the world doesn’t get enough to eat, and farmers make up more than 70% of those who are hungry. (ENG FR) https://foodgrainsbank.ca/good-soil-infographics/
Believe it or not, there are a lot of interesting facts about healthy soil. These entertaining and informative graphics provide a glimpse of just some of those secrets. (ENG) https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/health/?cid=stelprdb1143204
A cllection of soil related infographics. (ENG) https://visual.ly/tag/soil
Earthworms play a very special role in the soil ecosystem. How they can improve the soil can be seen in this inofgraphic. http://thumbnails-visually.netdna-ssl.com/a-worms-worth-how-earthworms-help-the-green-grass-grow_.jpg
Infographic about Germany’s land use. (DE) http://www.die-infografik.de/infografiken/detail/boden-gut-machen.html
Infographic about the area of soil Austria is loosing every year. (DE) https://kurier.at/thema/infografiken/infografik-wie-oesterreich-seinen-boden-verbaut/102.026.114
A collection of FAO factsheets on soil realted topics as water, biodiversity, feed, climate. (ENG) http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/resources/fact-sheets/en/
The soil seems to be inexhaustible. This Soil Atlas shows why the soil should concern us all. (ENG) http://saveoursoils.com/userfiles/downloads/1444748215-soilatlas2015.pdf
Factsheet about the main soil types and their characteristics. (ENG) http://www.soil-net.com/sm3objects/activities/Factsheet_SoilTypes1.pdf
Collection of factsheets about soil health and your farm’s potential. (ENG) https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/soils/health/?cid=stelprdb1049236
Collection of factsheets from types of erosion to preventing erosion. (ENG) https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/soils/erosion/soil-erosion-factsheets
Collection of factsheets giving a basic understanding about soil acidity, biological fertility, carbon storage etc. (ENG) http://www.soilquality.org.au/factsheets
Soil Info App – global soil data on your palm! It provides free access to soil data across borders. http://www.isric.org/explore/soilinfo
Soil Color Chart – This app is a reference to a colour chart for soil classification. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geo.munsell
Soil Quality – a revolutionary way to examine and estimate the pH level of the soil and every liquid or substance who dissolves in water. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techxplay.soilph
Enter the values (%) for the parts of clay, silt and sand. Ideal for all Agronomy professionals, biologists, geographers etc. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agro.textura
Soil Sampler- The most popular tool for effective precision agriculture and getting soil samples in your fields. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noframe.farmissoilsamples
Saves information of every soil sample collected and providing GPS coordinates. All all sampled points can be viewed on GoogleMaps. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ext.faraz.soilsamplingextensionservices
mySoil lets you take a soil properties map of Europe with you wherever you go and with your phone’s GPS you’ll know exactly where you are. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.bgs.mysoil
LandInfo makes soil and site characterization fast and easy! You can enter data about soil texture, topography and easily observable soil properties. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.landpotential.lpks.landcover
GPS Measuremetn- Intuitive app letting you manage area, distance and scope with integrated GPS field survey. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lt.noframe.fieldsareameasure
Wordl Soil Museum – For anyone that wants to learn about soils in life and ecosystems, and see the enormous variation of soil types in the world. (ENG NL) http://wsm.isric.org/
unter.Welten – an exhibition about the universe below our feet, answering the question whom we’re actually stepping on the head the whole time. (DE) https://www.osnabrueck.de/mas/startseite.html
The exhibition “The land we take” focuses on grabbing tropical rainforest and arable land – and what we have to do with it. (DE) http://www.klimabuendnis.at/das-land-das-wir-uns-nehmen
An overview of different educational soil trails in Austria. (DE) www.bodeninfo.net/index.php?article_id=424
Hagelversicherung – an insurance – is counting the m² of agricultural area that has been lost due to constructions in 2018 already. (DE) https://www.hagel.at/site/
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