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Week 5 Lesson 1: 4.7A examine properties of soils, including color & texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants

I can examine properties of soils, including color & texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants.

Note: The lessons below do not all have to be completed in one day. These lessons are made to be worked on throughout the week.

Students on their own paper will write down what they think are the different kinds of soils and properties of those soils.
Students will watch video labeled Content Connection Video
Student will fill in notes page labeled Content Connection note (Video notes)
Students can check their answers labeled Answer Key to Content Connection video. (Video notes key)
**Students will complete the Post Assessment. (Independent practice) This item will be graded.**

Copy of # 2 4.7A.mp4 Content Connection Video.mp4

Guided Questions

What is the meaning of the word texture?

How is each type of soil different?

What is meant by the amount of water retained?

Vocabulary:

Physical Property: something used to describe matter

Soil: Mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)

Color: what shade the soil appears to be

Texture: the feel of the soil

Growth: plants starting as a seed and growing into an adult plant

Capacity: ability to contain water

Click on Scholastic picture to the left. Watch the slideshow on soil.

Copy of # 3 note pg. Contentconnectionvideo.pdf

video notes

Copy of #4 AnswerKeyContent Connection videoPropertiesofSoil_Other_Answerkey.pdf

video notes key

Copy of #5 4.7A_PostAssessment..pdf

**independent practice

Week 5 Lesson 2: 4.7A examine properties of soils, including color & texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants

I can examine properties of soils, including color & texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants.

Note: The lessons below do not all have to be completed in one day. These lessons are made to be worked on throughout the week.

Students will watch the two videos.

**Students may choose to have either the StemScopes lesson or the guided questions for the video.

2. **Students will answer the guided questions-they may use an anchor chart to help them.

3. **Students will complete the virtual investigation on STEMscopes

------*Instructions on how to access this.

Username: first initial and last name (ex. jbrown)
Password: birthday (month and day must be 2 digits, year must be 4 digits (ex. 01/23/2009). You will be directed to an assignment which is the virtual lab

5. (Optional) BrainPop video and quiz

Copy of Edu_Soil_C_2Mb.mp4

Copy of SOIL_Vox_Video.mp4

**After watching the videos, answer the following questions on a sheet of notebook paper

Guided Questions

How can water retention affect plant growth?
How much air and water does it hold?
What are the three types of soil?
Which type has the largest particles?
What's the best type of soil for growing plants

Copy of soil anchor chart .pdf

Anchor chart

You can use to help answer questions.

Students login: Click** on the STEMscopes logo

1. Username: first initial and last name (ex. jbrown)
2. Password: birthday (month and day must be 2 digits, year must be 4 digits (ex. 01/23/2009)

Extension (not required)

Log into Brainpop
Take the quiz

*Brainpop login: chapelhill@1

Password: Student1

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