3rd Grade Plants Unit Blueprint |
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Delta Science Module: Soil Science Pacing Suggestions: Day 1Session 1 on pages 21- 24 in Teacher's Guide
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Essential & Unit Questions 1 | Benchmarks 2 | Assessments 3 | Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning | ||
What makes up soil? Where do the parts come from? | 4C(3-5)#2: Rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. Smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of bedrock and larger rocks. Soil is made partly from weathered rock, partly from plant remains—and also contains many living organisms.
12D(3-5)#2: Make sketches to aid in [describing observations and] explaining procedures or ideas. |
Activity Sheet 2 (Students make a Soil Particle Layering drawing and label the parts.)
Class discussion about the components of soil (See Session 1, Guiding the Activity, Steps 1-4 on pages 22 & 23 and Session II, Guiding the Activity, Steps 7-8 on pages 24 & 25 in Teacher's Guide.) |
Activity Sheet 2
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1. For conceptual benchmarks. 2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed 3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning. |
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