ALEX Lesson Plan Resources

ALEX Lesson Plans  
Subject: Science (4)
Title: Investigating Soil
Description: This lesson provides an introductory-level experience with soil. During the experiment, students will combine soil with water and conduct observations. The observations made will lead to greater understanding of soil's basic properties. This lesson results from a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and ASTA.

Subject: Science (4)
Title: Investigating Properties of Soil
Description: This is a 4th grade science lesson that requires students to investigate the capacity of different soils to retain water and to categorize the types of plants that will grow in different compositions of soil through the use of inquiry, technology, and reading skills.  This lesson was created as part of the 2016 NASA STEM Standards of Practice Project, a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.