Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...“Our Place” by investigating the rock and soil which make up our local environment so that  we understand the origins of our local environment and how they were formed.

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Find out what soil is made of.

    • Restate the five main factors influencing soil formation. 

    • Observe differences in soil samples.

    Activities:

    1. What is in soil? Interactive Graphic Organiser (see google classroom).
    2. Soil Password Puzzle (see google classroom).
    3. Observing differences in soil (see google classroom).

    Homework:
    Using the 'Student handout: Collecting a soil sample' in google classroom, prepare your soil sample for Friday's class.