Soil & Water - Mobile Soils Classroom
The Mobile Soils Classroom trailers provide a variety of concept-based, learner-focused, hands-on demonstrations that will engage people of all ages in learning about soil science, soil management and conservation.
The trailers must be checkout through one of the host soil and water conservation districts. The user of the trailer is responsible for transportation and for booking a resource professional who has been trained on using the resources within the trailer.
For further information, contact patrick.mitchell@ncagr.gov.
- The 3 Soil Particles
- Soil Shake Jars
- Soil as Nature Filter
- Soil Texture (texture triangle, texturing by feel)
- Till vs. No-Till
- Soil Has a Charge
- Hungry, Homeless and Naked
- Don't Guess, Soil Test
- Soil pH
- Available Water Capacity
- Measuring Slope
- The Living Soil
- Soil Color
- Aggregate Stability - Slake Test
- It's Alive! Soil Macro Invertebrates
- Soil Fertility & Fertilizers
Each of the host districts (Martin, Duplin, Chatham, Davey, Buncombe, Burke) will maintain a calendar for reservations of either the trailer, the rainfall simulator, Enviroscapes, Remote Lesson Boxes, or the Ground Water Model.
Only North Carolina Soil ad Water Conservation Districts, NC Division of Soil and Water Conservation, or the NCSU Department of Crop and Soil Science are eligible to check out any of the Mobile Soils Classroom project equipment. Any other organization or school must go through their local soil and water conservation district to reserve a trailer or other resources. The local district will take responsibility for the trailer during that outreach and for moving the trailer or resource from the host district site.
A half-ton pickup vehicle is of sufficient size to move one of the 14-foot tandem Mobile Soils Classroom trailers; however, the towing vehicle must be equipped with electric trailer brakes to haul the trailer legally.
| Mobile Soils Classroom Trailers & Enviroscapes | Coastal #1 - Martin |
| Coastal #2 - Duplin | |
| Piedmont - Chatham | |
| Mountain #1 - Davey | |
| Mountain #2 - Buncombe | |
| Rainfall Simulator Models | Coastal #1 - Martin |
| Piedmont - Chatham | |
| Mountain #2 - Buncombe | |
| Remote Lesson Boxes & Groundwater Simulator Model | Burke |
Please help us thank our generous sponsors for helping to create this project and enabling us to provide this wonderful resource to the citizens of North Carolina.