Classroom Resource

I Dig Soil!

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

4

Overview

Dig into reading practice and meet a cute little mole who loves dirt. Learn about finding the main idea in an informational text about the components that make up soil and get the dirt on how details can support the main idea. 

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.21

Explain how relevant details support the implied or explicit main idea of a text.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.4.21

Vocabulary

  • Implied main idea
  • Explicit main idea
  • Relevant details

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The main idea is the most important idea presented in the text.
  • Sometimes an author will clearly state the main idea, while other times an author will merely suggest the main idea.
  • The supporting details explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify the implied or explicit main idea of a text.
  • Use relevant details to support the main idea of a text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Most texts have a main idea, or most important message, and supporting details, which provide more information about the main idea.
  • An author can choose to state the main idea in the text or provide clues through details in the text to imply the main idea.
Science (2015) Grade(s): 4

SC15.4.13

Plan and carry out investigations to examine properties of soils and soil types (e.g., color, texture, capacity to retain water, ability to support growth of plants).

Unpacked Content

UP:SC15.4.13

Vocabulary

  • color
  • absorbency
  • texture
  • capacity
  • properties of soil
  • types of soil ( sand, silt, clay, humus)
  • infiltration
  • particle size
  • structure
  • consistency

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Soil properties (particle size, color, texture).
  • Soil types ( sand, silt, clay, and humus).
  • Relationship between soil types and water.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Plan and conduct simple tests using various soil types.
  • Collect, describe and evaluate data.
  • Articulate and explain from evidence the properties of soil and soil types.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Similarities and differences in patterns can be used to sort and classify soil types by property.

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns
Link to Resource
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CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

PBS
Accessibility

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