Project Gutenberg 2007-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 201 Russell, Edward J. (Edward John) 1872 1965 Russell, Edward John, Sir Russell, Sir E. John Russell, John Russell, E. John (Edward John) Lessons on Soil Produced by Al Haines "Lessons on Soil" by Edward J. Russell is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work primarily aims to educate young students about various aspects of soil, including its composition, properties, and its crucial role in supporting plant life and ecosystems. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of soil, emphasizing hands-on learning through observation and experimentation. It begins by outlining the different types of soil, discussing their characteristics, and guiding students through engaging activities such as digging to explore soil layers and conducting experiments to examine soil properties. The author underscores the importance of soil in plant growth and stresses that education should be rooted in direct interaction with nature, encouraging students to become active learners rather than passive recipients of information. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Soils S Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Teaching & Education 259918 2025-08-09T04:25:53.987085 text/html 235299 2007-04-10T13:19:52 text/html 1938216 2025-08-09T04:26:01.379988 application/epub+zip 1937911 2025-08-09T04:25:56.474024 application/epub+zip 153381 2025-08-09T04:25:55.014008 application/epub+zip 2091825 2025-08-09T04:26:04.657025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2069360 2025-08-09T04:26:00.238018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263632 2022-09-10T05:22:46.901389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187108 2025-08-09T04:25:52.821066 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187018 2007-04-10T13:19:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18014 2025-08-09T04:26:04.795958 application/rdf+xml 14332 2025-08-09T04:25:55.518022 image/jpeg 3830 2025-08-09T04:25:55.266008 image/jpeg 1802605 2007-04-10T13:19:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 67608 2007-04-10T13:19:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 1872747 2025-08-09T04:25:54.135047 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia