Big Idea: Cycle/ Fossils Inquiry Questions Science: What are the properties of soil? How do earthworms help the soil? Is soil living or non-living? Technology: How has technology hurt or improved soil Engineering: How do you make compost? Mathematics: What are the attributes of soil? Which soil is the best for grass, flowers,…etc? Social Studies: What kind of soil do you observe at home, school, playground…etc? How does soil in different seasons? do we find each kind of soil (sand, silt, clay)? Content Area Grade Level Standards Science 1.2.1 Observe and compare properties of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter. Look for evidence of sand, clay, silt and organic matter as components of soil samples. 1.2.2 Choose, test and use to separate soil samples into component parts. 1.2.3 Observe a variety of soil samples and describe in words and pictures the soil properties in terms of color, particle size and shape, texture, and recognizable living and nonliving items. 1.2.4 Observe over time the effect of organisms like earthworms in the formation of soil from dead plants. Discuss the importance of earthworms in soil. Technology STL 2.C Tools are simple objects that help humans complete tasks. STL 1.A The natural world and human-made world are different. STL5.A Some materials can be reused and/or recycled. Engineering STL 9.B Expressing ideas to others verbally and through sketches and models is an important part of the design process. STL 10.A Asking questions and making observations a person to figure out how things work. 1.G.2. Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or shapes (cubes, right Mathematics rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as rectangular prism.”) “right
Big Idea: Cycle/ Fossils Inquiry Questions Science: What are the properties of soil? How do earthworms help the soil? Is soil living or non-living? Technology: How has technology hurt or improved soil Engineering: How do you make compost? Mathematics: What are the attributes of soil? Which soil is the best for grass, flowers,…etc? Social Studies: What kind of soil do you observe at home, school, playground…etc? How does soil in different seasons? do we find each kind of soil (sand, silt, clay)? Content Area Grade Level Standards Science 1.2.1 Observe and compare properties of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter. Look for evidence of sand, clay, silt and organic matter as components of soil samples. 1.2.2 Choose, test and use to separate soil samples into component parts. 1.2.3 Observe a variety of soil samples and describe in words and pictures the soil properties in terms of color, particle size and shape, texture, and recognizable living and nonliving items. 1.2.4 Observe over time the effect of organisms like earthworms in the formation of soil from dead plants. Discuss the importance of earthworms in soil. Technology STL 2.C Tools are simple objects that help humans complete tasks. STL 1.A The natural world and human-made world are different. STL5.A Some materials can be reused and/or recycled. Engineering STL 9.B Expressing ideas to others verbally and through sketches and models is an important part of the design process. STL 10.A Asking questions and making observations a person to figure out how things work. Mathematics 1.G.2. Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as “right rectangular prism.”)