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I Dig Soil!

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Title:

 I Dig Soil!

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/cb5c4271-34b9-4a9d-a7df-934202d32dc7/i-dig-soil/

Content Source:

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Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

Dig into reading practice and meet a cute little mole who loves dirt. Learn about finding the main idea in an informational text about the components that make up soil and get the dirt on how details can support the main idea. 

Content Standard(s):
Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 4
13 ) Plan and carry out investigations to examine properties of soils and soil types (e.g., color, texture, capacity to retain water, ability to support growth of plants).

NAEP Framework
NAEP Statement::
E4.4: Earth materials that occur in nature include rocks, minerals, soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere.

NAEP Statement::
E8.6: Soil consists of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants, animals, and bacteria. Soils are often found in layers with each having a different chemical composition and texture.

Unpacked Content
Scientific And Engineering Practices:
Planning and Carrying out Investigations
Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns
Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Identify the properties of soil.
  • Plan and carry out an investigation that examines the various types of soil and soil properties.
  • Describe the data collected that will serve as the basis for the evidence.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • color
  • absorbency
  • texture
  • capacity
  • properties of soil
  • types of soil ( sand, silt, clay, humus)
  • infiltration
  • particle size
  • structure
  • consistency
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • Soil properties (particle size, color, texture).
  • Soil types ( sand, silt, clay, and humus).
  • Relationship between soil types and water.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Plan and conduct simple tests using various soil types.
  • Collect, describe and evaluate data.
  • Articulate and explain from evidence the properties of soil and soil types.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • Similarities and differences in patterns can be used to sort and classify soil types by property.
AMSTI Resources:
AMSTI Module:
Water and Landforms
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.4.13- Observe the properties of soils (e.g., color, texture, capacity to retain water, ability to support growth of plants); Identify different types of soil (e.g., silt, clay, sand).
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
21. Explain how relevant details support the implied or explicit main idea of a text.

a. Determine the central idea or theme of a text.

b. Explain the difference between implied and explicit details.

c. Summarize the key supporting details by citing evidence from a text.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
21.
  • Implied main idea
  • Explicit main idea
  • Relevant details
21a.
  • Central idea
  • Theme
21b.
  • Implied detail
  • Explicit detail
21c.
  • Summarize
  • Key supporting details
  • Citing
  • Evidence
Knowledge:
21. Students know:
  • The main idea is the most important idea presented in the text.
  • Sometimes an author will clearly state the main idea, while other times an author will merely suggest the main idea.
  • The supporting details explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea.
21a.
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.
21b.
  • An author can directly state details, or an author can include details that require the reader to make inferences.
21c.
  • A summary is a short statement explaining the main point or most important details of a text.
Skills:
21. Students are able to:
  • Identify the implied or explicit main idea of a text.
  • Use relevant details to support the main idea of a text.
21a.
  • Determine the central idea or theme of a text.
21b.
  • Identify implied and explicit details and explain how they are different.
21c.
  • Cite evidence from the text to create a summary of a text's most important details.
Understanding:
21. Students understand that:
  • Most texts have a main idea, or most important message, and supporting details, which provide more information about the main idea.
  • An author can choose to state the main idea in the text or provide clues through details in the text to imply the main idea.
21a.
  • The central idea or theme of a text is conveyed through details in the text.
21b.
  • An author can choose to explicitly state details in the text or provide details that require the reader to infer the details.
21c.
  • A summary is a short explanation of the most important details from a text, and statements in a summary should be supported with textual evidence.
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