The John Marshall Soil & Water Conservation District has a number of resources and tools available for teachers.

Water Conservation at Home

Water Conservation Throughout Your Home and Garden

Watershed Maps

Virginia's Major Watersheds

Water Cycle

Water Cycle Glossary of Terms

Macroinvertebrate ID Keys

Macroinvertebrate ID Card

Macroinvertebrate ID by Taxa & Tolerance

Macroinvertebrate River Dichotomous Key

Macroinvertebrate Pond Dichotomous Key

Practice Quizzes

Below are some quizzes for students (or adults) to practice their knowledge on soil and water-related issues.  Quizzes have been aligned to VA SOL Standards.

3rd Grade Soils

4th Grade Water & Watersheds

6th Grade Watershed Systems

Chesapeake Bay

Tools

The District has the following tools available to loan to teachers:

(2) 40" Soil Probes

(1) Soil chemistry kit (measure soil pH, N, P, and K)

(4) sets of soil sieves (mesh sizes: #6, #20, #40, #100)

(6) No-Wait Moisture Meters

(5) No-Wait pH Meters

Posters

The District has the following posters available for teachers and other educators in Fauquier County.  There is no charge for any posters.  Please note that all posters are first-come, first-served and a number of them are no longer being printed.  For many of the posters, we will not be able to order additional copies once the quantities we have are depleted.

*Poster is two-sided.  Additional educational information or activities are present on the back.