date: 10/1 (b) and 10/4 (a) outcome: students will be able to make predictions about how a material...
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Date: 10/1 (B) and 10/4 (A)Outcome: Students will be able to make predictions about how a material on Earth might be useful based on its properties.
Question: How do the properties of various materials on Earth affect the way we can use them?
Activities: • Do Now! = Set up SJ entry for A2 Garden Problem• Group read and discussion on school garden• Student Sheet 2.1 Homework: A2 AQ #3 Why do you think plants won’t grow in the garden at Chris’s school? Support your ideas with evidence from the reading.
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Unit Title Date PageActivity
A2 The Garden Problem _/__/__ ?
DO NOW!1. Set-up SJ entry for A2 Garden
Problem2. Open book to page A-83. Copy homework in plannerA2 AQ #3 page A-11
1st paragraph:
• Land use to be a farm (lettuce)• Not used in many years• Garden before = plants died
2nd paragraph: Conditions in the school garden
Temperature (o C)
Sunlight
Monday 20 Mostly sunny
Tuesday 19 Partly cloudy
Wednesday 21 Sunny
Thursday 22 Sunny
Friday 23 Bright sun
Average 21(approx. 70 o F)
3rd paragraph:• Soil felt dry and sandy• Plants nearby, but they are
watered• Soil at school is a different color
than soil being watered.
4th paragraph:
• Plant need water, sunlight, air and soil to grow
Statement Evidence Opinion Reason
1. Students observed that the soil felt dry and sandy.
X
2. Ms. Clayson is sure that plants can grow and survive in the school garden.
X
3. The average temperature in the garden is 21°C (70°F).
X
4. The old farm used up everything in the soil.
X
5. The best plants for a garden are flowers.
X
6. Based on the class data, there is enough sunlight in the garden for most plants to grow.
X
7. The soil next door looks different from the garden soil.
X
8. A student points out that the dry soil means the soil doesn’t have enough water for plants to grow.
X
HOMEWORK A2 AQ #3 Why do you think plants won’t grow in the garden at Chris’s school? Support your ideas with evidence from the reading. ***On back of worksheet write your answer in a single paragraph. The Recognizing Relevant Evidence (RE) Scoring Guide will be used to evaluate this at the next class.
First & Last NameP __ __A2 AQ #39/__/20__
I think that plants won’t grow in the garden at Chris’s school because