Many of the things we eat and enjoy are grown in soil. This engaging program explores soil and rocks, and the importance of soil, while taking a look at how soil is formed. Different types of soil and their characteristics are explored.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2012. Teacher's guide available under Addition info tag. Also available DV5313. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

What is Soil? (2:17); --How is Soil Made? (0:45); -- Soil Layers (1:31); -- Soil Differences (1:16); -- Video Review (0:53); -- Video Quiz (1:43); -- Credits: Soil and Rocks (0:44); -- What is soil? How is soil made? Soil Layers; Soil Differences (7:21); -- Soil and rocks introduction (0:00); .