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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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DO-IT-YOURSELF EXHIBIT

Dig It! The Secrets of Soil

Get the dirt on dirt – one of the most valuable resources on Earth.

Soils are crucial to our everyday lives, storing carbon, filtering water, growing plants, and so much more. Discover a whole new world beneath your feet.

This free, print-on-demand exhibit consists of graphic panels and interactive media. It can be adapted to a variety of venues, including community centers, libraries, coffee shops, hospitals, transit hubs, museums, and science centers.

This free, print-on-demand exhibit consists of:

  • 1 title panel (required for display)
  • 15 content panels (first content panel required)
  • 5 multimedia pieces
  • 2 marketing templates
  • 1 comprehensive Resource Guide
  • Reading soils - Decipher a soil's layers to learn what it's made of and how it formed.
  • Life Underground - Meet the many kinds of microbes that live in soil, and discover their hidden talents.
  • Linking Air, Water, and Land - Find out how soils perform vital ecosystem services, and even influence climate.
  • Get Soil Savvy - Learn What people are doing in farms and cities to improve the soils we rely on for food, fun, and human health. 

Dig It! DiY is available in

  • English
  • Bilingual English-and-Spanish.

Dig It! DiY

four panels for Dig It exhibit on easels against brown wall
Dig It DiY on display in Washington, D.C.
a collection of 6 screenshots on white background
Multimedia available for Dig It! DiY
a blue tones background of landscape with both English and Spanish text
Dig It! DiY bilingual English/Spanish panel
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