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June 29, 2012 By TeachME Webmaster

Soil Is Not Trivial

Download The Lesson: Soil Is Not Trivial

Brief Description:  Using facts about the Dust Bowl, students write questions and playa trivia activity focused around the establishment of a national soil conservation program and the importance of soil. Students then explore and/or develop a plan to address a local soil conservation issue.

 

OBJECTIVES

The student will:

  • analyze, evaluate and retrieve information on the history of the national soil conservation movement in the United States;
  • detail the events that led to the development of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and conservation districts;
  • discuss why soil still needs to be protected today; and
  • select and investigate a local soil conservation issue or develop a plan to address the issue.

ESTIMATED TEACHING TIME

Session One and Session Two: 45 to 60 minutes.
Session Three: 45 to 60 minutes, plus additional time to prepare class presentations.
Session Four: Time will vary depending on the number of team presentations and/or implementation of the students’ action plans.

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Discipline & Standard

Grade Span/Grade

 

PreK-2

3-5

6-8

9-Diploma

Career Preparation        
   A. Self-knowledge/Interpersonal Relationships   A3a, A3c A3a*, A3c* A3a*, A3c*
English Language Arts        
   A.  Reading   Grade 5: A3a A3a  
   B.  Writing   B2, B2,  
   C.  Research   C1a, C1b, C1c, C1d C1a, C1b, C1c,C1g C1a, C1c
   E.  Speaking   E2a, E2c E2a E2a
Science & Technology        
   B.  Skills/Traits of Scientific Inquiry     B1e B1c
   C.  Scientific & Technologic Enterprise   C3b, C3c C3a, C3b, C3c C3b
   E.  The Living Environment   E2a    
Visual & Performing Arts        
   B. Visual   B3 B3c  

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