Secrets of soil

Grade and topic
Grade 6 Agriculture

Curriculum references

 * Understand soil
 * Using computers to study and document things

Concept / Topic To Teach

 * Soil structure and fertility

General Goal(s)
Understand layout of soils and soil types

Required Materials

 * Soil samples
 * XO laptops or Windows laptop
 * Digital camera
 * Reef and Rainforest books and wiki access

Anticipatory Set (Lead-In)

 * Introduce soil types on blackboard.
 * Demonstrate the soil samples and features.
 * Point out examples in the book, show the students examples in the wiki
 * Compare Marovo and English names
 * Explain the excursion/outdoor activity

Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set)

 * Students look in the books and wiki for soil types (could be a follow up lesson)
 * Group presentations and discussion
 * Teacher summarises findings
 * Teacher selects content for uploading to wiki

Assessment Based On Objectives

 * Assess the group presentations
 * Assess students books
 * Questions on blackboard including some requiring use of books and wiki

Adaptations (For Students With Learning Disabilities)

 * Group work encouraging students to help each other

Extensions (For Gifted Students)

 * Upload good photos and text to the wiki
 * Do a Memorize game about the soil types
 * Create an eToys active essay about soil types

Possible Connections To Other Subjects

 * Science - chemistry (acidity etc) and biology (soil content)
 * Social studies (geography and soil types)