Soils and Society An InTeGrate Module for Preservice Elementary Teachers

1. Soils and SocietyAn InTeGrate Module for Preservice Elementary Teachers Kathryn Baldwin (EWU) Jennifer Dechaine (CWU) Rodger Hauge (EWU) Gary Varella (WSU)

2. Goals Preserviceelementary teachers (students) will apply geoscientific data, inquiry practices and systems thinking to analyze a relevant societal issue in the context of soils. Students will design, develop, and present a standards-based K-8 soils unit, incorporating a locally and broadly relevant societal issue that integrates scientific content and inquiry practices.

3. Unit Framework • Activity 1 • Discuss science relevancy, soils role in society • Activity 2 • Analyze soil properties and characteristics in stations • Activity 3 • Create a Soils and Society “Kit” (SSK) • NGSS-aligned K-8 lesson (3+) sequence • Supporting materials: images, maps, graphs, artifacts, books, etc. • Present their Soils and Society Kits • Supplemental Activities • Images as data • Maps as data • Additional required background information

4. Activity 1 - Discussion A series of guided discussion questions

5. Activity 1 - Examples

6. Activity 2 - Stations • Soil Composition • Parent Material • pH • Pore Volume • Particle Size • Water Retention • Soil Erosion • Capillary Action • Soil map (Google maps)

7. Supplemental Topics – Analyzing Maps

8. Activity 3 – Soils and Society Kit • Relevance – Grand Challenge • Lesson Plans for a 3+ Lesson Sequence • 1+ NGSS systems standard • 1+ quantitative data collection • 1+ interdisciplinary and/or integrated with other sciences and subjects • Standards and Objectives • Assessment Plan • Resources and Materials • 6-10 images/media • artifacts • 2+ maps, charts, tables, graphs • Readings, books, resources