Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    We are EXPLORING on recognising the importance of soil.

    We are EXPLORING on experimenting how soil can be used as bricks for building.

    We are EXPLORING on reading information about soil and connecting our understanding of it.


    Success Criteria: I can...

    • Write answers to questions about soil.
    • Use soil as bricks for building.
    • Connect information about soil.
    • Read an article about soil.


                                                                                                              Achievement Objectives:

    Develop an understanding that water, air, rocks and soil, and life forms make up our planet and recognise that these are also Earth’s resources.


    Activities:


    Monday


      • The students will first watch a about the pollution of soil.
      • Then they will fill in a table in their science books which is about how soil pollution affects people and the environment.
      • Afterwards, they will draw and label how people are polluting soil as well as the animals and plants which are getting affected by the pollution of soil.
      • Finally, they will draw and colour their own god/goddess which would provide kaitiakitanga (guardianship) for the soil.

                                                                                                      Tuesday

      • The students will create buildings using soil bricks from soil in ice cube trays.
      • Then they will create a digital drawing of the buildings that they created.
      • They will write about what the advantages and disadvantages were of creating buildings using soil bricks.
      • Finally, they will write a conclusion of what materials they would use to create buildings and if soil is one.


                                                                                                  Wednesday

      • The students will first watch this about Sandman.

        • In their science books the students will write and answer the questions below:

          1. Before you read this, what is soil? 

          2. List stories, films, books which show soil in them.

          3. What similarities or consistencies are there between them.

        • Students will then read the article Can soil microbes survive in a changing climate?

        • They will write any keywords and scientific vocabulary which is related to weather.
        • Finally, they will rule a 10cm by 10cm frame and draw a picture, icon, or meme that represents the concept/theme of weather.
        OR

        They will complete the "Can soil microbes survive in a changing climate?" grid.