Dirt

Dirt

Unit: Earth

1^st Grade

Focus Question: What makes up the ground we walk on?

K	W	L

Launch/Hypothesis/Prediction:

            When walking to school today, what did you notice about where you were walking? What did the ground look like? What do you think is under the sidewalk? What did your feet feel? Did you smell anything? (using the 5 senses to help describe what was seen, felt, touched, smelled)

            The ground we walk on is made up of dirt. I think that this is true because that is what I see under my grass. Predictions of what the dirt will look like: wet, clumpy, brown, grass in it, worms

Materials:

-       Paper Plates

-       Bag of Dirt

Planning:

1. Every group will receive plate and bag of dirt
2. The group will use their senses to make predictions about what the ground is made of.
3. The group will make observations using a data chart about how it looks, feels, smells, and what they hear.
4. The teacher will make a group chart on the smart board.
5. The class will draw their conclusions about what they have learned.

 Data:

Color of dirt	Smell of dirt	Sound of dirt	Feeling of dirt

Claims/Evidence:

            We saw different parts of the soil using our 4 senses. We discovered that our ground isn’t just made up of dirt. When we compared what we thought to what we found out, we noticed that dirt is made up of things like rocks, weeds, grass, sticks etc. 

Conclusion/Reflection:

            What did we discover that was in the bags of dirt that were alike or different from our predictions? What does this teach us about what our earth is made of? Where do we see dirt in our every day life? What things cover up the dirt? Why do we do this?  Refer back to the KWL chart for conclusions.