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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Soil Quality Assessment and Applications for Field Staff Training

Lesson 1 - Getting Started with Soil Quality Basics

Participants:	Reference Material:	Instructors:
1 Student Guide	1.1 Smoke and Earthworm Channel Research overview	1 Lesson Outline
1.2 Aspects of Soil Quality (ppt handouts)	1.3 For Want of Soil Microbes, Soil Processes and Function Could be Lost	1 Student Guide for Instructors
1.3 Soil Quality Basics (ppt handouts)	Electronic (only) Reference Material:	1.1 Lesson Plan - Demonstrations
	1.1 Smoke and Earthworm Channel Research video clip	1.1 Demonstrations Guide
		1.2 Lesson Plan - Aspects of Soil Quality
		1.2 Aspects of Soil Quality PowerPoint
		1.2 Aspects of Soil Quality PowerPoint (ppt notes pages)
		1.3 Lesson Plan - Soil Quality Basics
		1.3 Lesson Plan Supplement
		1.3 Basics of Soil Quality PowerPoint
		1.3 Basics of Soil Quality PowerPoint (ppt notes pages)
		Alternative Presentations:
		1.2 PowerPoint (Archuleta) & 1.2 PowerPoint video clip