6.ESS.4: Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and…
Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock.
The Ohio's Learning Standards for Science (2018) outcome 6.ESS.4 (Earth and Space Science) for Grade 6 says: “Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock.” This Fieldbook unit teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials and a printable teacher guide and student sheet for every lesson. Official wording: Ohio's Learning Standards for Science (2018).
Restless Earth: Fossils, Soils, Volcanoes and Plates Grades 4–7 · partly supports this outcome
Press model fossils and read a cliff of layers, shake a jar of soil and watch it sort itself by grain size, plot real volcanoes and earthquakes on a world map to find the edges of Earth's plates, then move model plates and test a building on a shake table. Four hands-on lessons that build on Rocks and Erosion.
- What is soil made of? 45–55 min, plus two 5-minute checks later
Teams shake a sample of soil in a jar of water, let it settle, and measure the layers of sand, silt and clay with floating plant bits on top. They rub the soil between their fingers to feel the grains, then use their results to choose the best soil for a garden bed.
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