The Urban Soil Guide: A Field and Lab Manual is a collection of activities designed to teach the principles of soil science to intro science students, gardeners, landscapes designers, horticulturalists, etc. Any students will learn to think like scientists through easy-to-follow hands-on-activities that can be performed in their kitchen. The Urban Soil Guide empowers students at every level to better appreciate and more effectively understand their soils through the hands-on experiments of a true soil scientist. Written by a soil scientist for the interested amateur, the professionals and students of all levels, the Urban Soil Guide is not only a textbook in botanical garden and university classes; any individuals can pick and choose the learning modules to suit one's interest and need.