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Soil: Soil Survey From Space
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Find out why a satellite-eye-view of the Earth’s soil is so important.
The SMAP satellite surveys the Earth’s water and soil every two to three days. These scientific findings can help farms, land managers and may even save your life.
Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Soil: Soil Survey From Space
Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The SMAP satellite surveys the Earth’s water and soil every two to three days. These scientific findings can help farms, land managers and may even save your life.
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Science Trek
Science Trek is a place where parents, kids, and educators can watch short, educational videos on a variety of science topics. Every Monday Science Trek releases a new video that introduces children to math, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career potentials in a fun, informative way.Video has Closed Captions
Topsoil is essential to life, but we are losing a lot. Why? (1m 4s)
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Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.