Have You Ever Wanted to Play in the Dirt? Learning about Soil

GeoSTEM
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
Soil is important to all things that grow on land including, plants, animals, and humans. Soil is an important resource to protect and use sustainably. In this lesson, students will conduct an investigation to obtain, evaluate, and communicate the properties of soil. Students will then apply their understanding of soil properties to learn how Native Americans used soil to make pottery.
Author: 
Elissa Gonzalez
Grade Range: 
1
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
1: The World in Spatial Terms
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
15: How physical systems affect human systems