Exploring Soils and Society: A Module for Elementary Teachers
Dive into the interdisciplinary world of soils and society with this educational module designed for preservice elementary teachers. Explore soil properties, societal relevance, and local impacts through engaging activities and discussions. Develop a K-8 soils unit integrating geoscientific data, inquiry practices, and systems thinking to analyze real-world issues.
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Soils and Society An InTeGrate Module for Preservice Elementary Teachers Kathryn Baldwin (EWU) Jennifer Dechaine (CWU) Rodger Hauge (EWU) Gary Varella (WSU)
Goals Preservice elementary teachers (students) will apply geoscientific data, inquiry practices and systems thinking to analyze a relevant societal issue in the context of soils. Students will design, develop, and present a standards-based K-8 soils unit, incorporating a locally and broadly relevant societal issue that integrates scientific content and inquiry practices.
Unit Framework Activity 1 o Discuss science relevancy, soils role in society Activity 2 o Analyze soil properties and characteristics in stations Activity 3 o Create a Soils and Society Kit (SSK) NGSS-aligned K-8 lesson (3+) sequence Supporting materials: images, maps, graphs, artifacts, books, etc. o Present their Soils and Society Kits Supplemental Activities o Images as data o Maps as data o Additional required background information
Activity 1 - Discussion A series of guided discussion questions Science relevancy Local societal issues Soil relevancy
Activity 1 - Examples Global Importance (Grand Challenges) Student Societal Issue Local Importance Questions How does using fertilizers affect the quality of soil? What are safe alternatives? Contamination of water supply and soil degradation Overfertilization of agricultural land 1 Environmental degradation How is the soil around a landfill contaminated? 2 Landfills Used to collect trash Soil contamination
Activity 2 - Stations Soil Composition Parent Material pH Pore Volume Particle Size Water Retention Soil Erosion Capillary Action Soil map (Google maps)
Activity 3 Soils and Society Kit o Relevance Grand Challenge o Lesson Plans for a 3+ Lesson Sequence 1+ NGSS systems standard 1+ quantitative data collection 1+ interdisciplinary and/or integrated with other sciences and subjects o Standards and Objectives o Assessment Plan o Resources and Materials 6-10 images/media artifacts 2+ maps, charts, tables, graphs Readings, books, resources
