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Soil Exhibition Inspires
MADISON, WI, March 30, 2010 -- With an estimated 2 million visitors and 4.3 million hits on the interactive website, “Dig It! The Secrets of Soil” (www.forces.si.edu/soils) demonstrates the ability of inspiration to channel interest into an exciting, but sometimes confusing science. The lessons of “Dig It!” are now available to inspire the next steps in soil education.
The full article, "'Dig It!': How an Exhibit Breathed Life into Soils Education," written by J. Patrick Megonigal, Barbara Stauffer, Siobhan Starrs, Andrew Pekarik, Patrick Drohan, and John Havlin, is available for no charge for 30 days following the date of this summary. View the abstract at http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/74/3/706.
The second article, "The 'Dig It!' Smithsonian Soils Exhibition: Lessons Learned and Goals for the Future," written by Patrick J. Drohan, John L. Havlin, J. Patrick Megonigal, and H.H. Cheng has also been published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal.
Soil Science Society of America Journal is the flagship journal of the SSSA. It publishes basic and applied soil research in soil chemistry, soil physics, soil pedology, and hydrology in agricultural, forest, wetlands, and urban settings. SSSAJ supports a comprehensive venue for interdisciplinary soil scientists, biogeochemists, and agronomists.