1-Earth+Systems,+Structures+&+Processes

1.E.2.1 Summarize the physical properties of earth materials, including rocks, minerals, soils and water that make them useful in different ways. 1.E.2.2 Compare the properties of soil samples from different places relating their capacity to retain water, nourish and support the growth of certain plants. || ===‍‍‍Literacy Standard**/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== Check your book rooms at your schools for guided reading books. Grow plants using different types of soil. Monitor growth of plants and record growth using data charts. Collect rocks. Sort by type, color, size, etc. and graph results for each. || 1.TT.1.1 Use a variety of technology tools to gather data and information (e.g., Web-based resources, e-books, online communication tools, etc.). 1.TT.1.2 Use a variety of technology tools to organize data and information (e.g., word processor, graphic organizer, audio and visual recording, online collaboration tools, etc.). 1.TT.1.3 Use technology tools to present data and information (multimedia, audio and visual recording, online collaboration tools, etc.). || ===‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**===
 * ===**Essential Standard/Clarifying Objective(s)**===
 * 1.E.2 Understand the physical properties of Earth materials that make them useful in different ways. **
 * ELA**
 * Math**
 * ===‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**===

**Understanding-**
Understanding of given information

**Actions -**
Classifying, Comparing, Exemplifying, Explaining, Inferring Interpreting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing

**Outcome/Products -**
Collection, Example, Explanation, Label, List, Outline, Quiz/TestRecitation, Show and tell, Summary ||

‍‍‍**I can...**
1.E.2.1 I can summarize the physical properties of earth’s materials. I can summarize how earth materials can be useful in different ways.

1.E.2.2 I can understand that soils have different properties based on where they are located on the earth. I can compare the properties of soil samples from different places to understand that some soils retain more water and nutrients to enhance the growth of certain plants.

‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary**
Properties, materials, rocks, minerals, soil, water, capacity, retain, nourish, support, solid, liquid, matter, container, nutrients.

‍‍‍**Sample Assessments (see [|MCS Curriculum Wiki)]**

 * Think Pair Share**
 * Journal Entry**
 * One sentence summary**
 * Learning Logs**

‍‍‍**Differentiation**

 * choice boards ([|MCS Curriculum Wiki])**

[|Rock Collection]
[|Rocks Webquest]

‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**
=The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth= Join Ms. Frizzle and all the kids as they explore mines and volcanoes, and find out how much fun it is to learn all about rocks, earthquakes, and the deepest mysteries of the Earth.
 * Literature**
 * By Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen**
 * Scholastic, New York, 1987** (ISBN 0-590-40760-0)

[|Soil- Brain Pop] [|Rock Cycle- Brain Pop] [|It's All About the Rocks]

[|Rocks and Soils online experiment]
[|The Amazing Mundo]

‍‍‍**Notes and Additional Information**
1.E.2.1 Students know earth materials include solid rocks, soil and water, which all have different observable properties. Students know from prior experiences that earth materials (matter) may be described by their physical properties (e.g., color, size, shape, weight, texture, flexibility, attraction to magnets, floating or sinking in water). Students know that earth materials that retain their shape regardless of the container they occupy are classified as solids. Students know that water is an Earth material that takes the shape of the container it occupies and is classified as a liquid. Students know that earth materials have different properties that sustain plant and animal life. Students know that some Earth materials have properties that make them useful in solving human problems. 1.E.2.2 Students know that soils have different properties based on where they are located on the earth. Students know that some soils retain more water, nutrients and provide better structural support than others and therefore enhance the growth and development of certain plants.