Unpacked Content
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Planning and Carrying out Investigations
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
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.
Vocabulary
- color
- absorbency
- texture
- capacity
- properties of soil
- types of soil ( sand, silt, clay, humus)
- infiltration
- particle size
- structure
- consistency
