Details
| Type of Product: | NSTA Press Book (also see downloadable PDF version of this book) |
| Average Rating: | 
based on 1 review |
| Publication Date: | 1/1/2001 |
| Pages: | 129 |
| Stock Number: | PB159X |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87355-189-2 |
| Grade Level: | Elementary School |
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Description
Give students the dirt on soil with a practical book that brings new meaning to the term "hands-on." Using these 12 activities and two original stories as guides, kids will soon be up to their elbows in the study of soil formation, habitats and land use, animals that depend on soil, plants that grow in soil, soil science, and soil conservation. Each teacher-tested lesson plan offers helpful background, assessment methods, and suggestions for further exploration.
This book also contains SciLinks--Internet links, housed on an NSTA web site, that we promise to keep up-to-date and relevant to your teaching for as long as the book stays in print!
Additional Info
| Intended User Role: | Curriculum Supervisor, Elementary-Level Educator, Parent, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation |
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Maps for Learning
Lesson Assessment
Interdisciplinary Correlations
Correlations with the National Science Education Standards
sciLINKS
Section I – What Is Soil?
Overview
Lesson 1: Soil Searching
Lesson 2: Scenic Soil
Lesson 3: Soil Supreme
Section II – Who Uses Soil?
Overview
Lesson 4: Lofty, Level, and Lumpy
Lesson 5: Life on the Land
Lesson 6: Plant a Plant
Story: “The Trees Speak”
Section III – What Lives in Soil?
Overview
Lesson 7: Animal Apartments
Lesson 8: Living Links
Story: “Sara, Queen of Corn”
Lesson 9: Watching Worms
Section IV – Where Is Our Soil Going?
Overview
Lesson 10: Going, Going, Gone?
Lesson 11: Soil Scientists
Lesson 12: An Outdoor Learning Center
Appendices
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Resources
Customer Reviews
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Dig In! Hands-on Soil Investigaitons |
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Reviewed by: Deborah (Arlington Heights, IL) on July 15, 2008 |
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This is a marvelous book. I was doing a special unit on soil and it's importance last spring. My class loved the activities and experiments. I highly recommend it! |
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