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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Soil Science: Exploring the World Beneath our Feet
This online course explored the fascinating world of soils, the variety of life they contain and the impact humans have on this fragile system.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Carly Stevens
Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre
Lancaster University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Develop an understanding of what soil is made of and how it forms
- Describe soil texture including how to test it yourself
- Explore the variety and diversity of life in the soil
- Evaluate the importance of soils throughout history
- Identify threats to soil security
- Assess threats of global environmental change to soils
Syllabus
- Basic soil science - what is soil made of
- Soil organisms - why soil microbes are so important
- The rise and fall of civilisations and how they depend on soils
- The impact of climate change on soils
Issued on 15th July 2022
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