Soil Color, Texture & Structure
Leader Resources
Soil Conservation
Leader Resources
2,000,000 Tons – Power of a Single Drop Video
Dirt Castles – US Wind Erosion
Sticky Stakes, Splashing Tubes, Runoff Tiles – Wind Erosion Multimedia Archive
The Water Cycle & You
Leader Resources
Water Cycle Museum – How many baths in a rainstorm? What is your average rainfall?
Sweat Plants – Transpiration Information
Drinkable Ocean Water – Make Solar Sill
Aquifers, Watersheds & Wetlands
Leader Resources
Water Sandwich Bowl – Soil Creatures
Water in Your Hands – Clay Particles, Silt Particles, Sand Particles
Carpeting Wetlands
Water Movement
Leader Resources
Water Wicking – Soil Creatures
Percolation Race – Clay Particles, Silt Particles, Sand Particles
Read the Roots – Experiment Results
Water Conservation
Leader Resources
Soaking Soil Cylinders – Absorption Patterns
Mulch Moisture Master – More on Mulches
Root Zone Water Police – Water Ratio Detail
Soils & Water Certification
Youth can earn certification as a Junior Master Gardener in Level 2 – Soils & Water by completing these minimum requirements:
- Belong to a registered JMG group.
- Complete 1 group activity for each of the eight learning concepts.
- Complete 1 independent activity for each of the eight learning concepts.
- Complete 1 activity from the Life Skills and Career Exploration section of this curriculum.
- Complete 1 service learning/leadership development project.
Once the certificate requirements are completed, simply return the JMG completion form to our address below. Our office will send a personalized certificate for each student completing the certification requirements. National Junior Master Gardener Program 225 Horticulture/Forestry Building Texas A&M University, MS2134 College Station, Texas 77843-2134 Phone: 979-845-8565 Fax: 979-845-8906