LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Science — Grade 1

Goal 2: The learner will make observations and use student-made rules to build an understanding of solid earth materials.

Objective 2.03. Observe the various components that combine to make soil.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Getting down & dirty with soils
In this lesson, we will explore different kinds of soil (humus, sand, clay). The students will plant seeds in the different soils as part of further exploration.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science)
By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.