Monday, November 4th Entry Task

When you hear the word soil, what do you think of? List as many things as possible.

Schedule:• Read/RSG 4.2• Soil Notes

Homework:• 4.2 Vocabulary

Objective: I can understand that weathering and organic processes form soil

Please have on your desk

• Chemical Weathering Formal Lab Report

Tuesday, November 5th Entry Task

Think back to 4.2……

Draw a diagram of a soil profile. Include and label the following: A horizon, B horizon, C horizon, Include arrows showing nutrients cycling between organisms and soil

Schedule:Soil Horizons Poster

Objective:• I can identify how weathering

and organic processes create the layers of the soil profile

Homework: Soil Horizons Notes for Poster

Please have on Desk:• 4.2 Notes• 4.2 RSG• 4.2 Vocabulary

Soil Horizon A

Soil Horizon B

Soil Horizon C

Plants and animals break down nutrients that get absorbed down into the layers

Plant roots gather nutrients and bring back up to surface in them

Name_____________________________________ Date_______

Soil Horizons PosterLearning objective: to identify how weathering and organic processes create the

layers of the soil profile.

Activity: to create a poster that:• depicts the three layers of a soil profile• gives numerous facts about each layer of soil including

– it’s location in relation to the other layers– what living organisms live in that layer ( incl. pictures)– what affect the organisms might have on each layer – what the soil contains ( incl. pictures)– how climate and region might affect each layer

Grading:

Horizon A Picture (3 pts) __________Description (3 pts) __________

Horizon B Picture (3 pts) __________Description (3 pts) __________

Horizon C Picture (3 pts) __________Description (3 pts) __________

Attach this half sheet to your poster when you turn it in.

Horizons

• Do this in your notebook before your begin your poster

• You can find information from your textbook in section 4.2 and in the ScienceSaurus books page 191– For each horizon write down information about:

– it’s location in relation to the other layers– what living organisms live in that layer– what affect the organisms might have on each layer – what the soil contains– how climate and region might affect each layer

On a scratch piece of paper…..

• Copy down the chart• Fill it in with information

about 1. how weathering helps

create soil

2. How organic processes help create soil

• Must have at least two examples for each

Weathering Organic processes

What creates the soil profile

Wednesday, November 6th Entry Task

Answer the following questions using full sentences, IQIA.1.What are the main ingredients of soil?2.How do climate and landforms affect soils characteristics?3.How do the activities of organisms affect the characteristics of soil?4.Describe 4 properties of soil?

Schedule:• Soil Poster

Homework:• Finish Soil Poster – due

Tomorrow

Objective: I can identify how weathering and organic processes create the layers of the soil profile

Please have on desk:• Soil Horizon Notes

1. The main ingredients of soil are weathered rock particles, organic matter, water and air.

2. Climate affects soil by affecting the rate and type of weathering that forms soil. Different types of soil form in different climates. Landforms may affect soil because soil can wash down slopes to flatter land during and after rainfalls.

3. Organisms affect the characteristics of soil by decomposing organic matter, helping to cycle nutrients, mixing and loosening soil and forming humus as they decompose

4. The four properties of soil are texture which is determined by the size of weathered rock particles, color which is an indication of content and water mobility, pore space which is the spaces between particles and chemistry which is the pH of soil

Thursday, November 7th Entry Task

1.List something that you do every day to interact with soil.2.List one bad interaction you have had with soil in the past3.List one positive interaction you have had with soil in the past.4.Study for your 4.2 Quiz

Schedule:• 4.2 Quiz • Asarco

Objective: •I can understand how humans interact with soil

Homework• Read/RSG 4.3• 4.3 Vocabulary

Please have on desk:• Soil Poster

Close Read- Asarco

• Read the article with “Pen in Hand”

• What that looks like:– Highlight, underline, or circle important

information and vocabulary.– Write questions in the margins– Write notes in the margins

1. What is the problem?

2. Where is the problem?

3. What is the state standard of arsenic levels in soil?

4. For the 3 university place parks, what were their levels of arsenic? Is this a problem?

5. What is the city of UP’s plan of action?

6. How does the tainted soil affect the Curran Apple orchard?

7. Is it bad to eat apples from there?

8. Colegate/Curtis is the park right outside our school, how are they going to “clean” it up?

Friday, November 8th h Entry Task Decide if the following sentences are true. If they are write them down as is, if they are not correct them.1.Weathering can be caused by mechanical and chemical processes2.Soil builds up entirely from weathered rocks.3.Weathering proceeds most quickly in warm, dry areas.

Schedule:• 4.2 and 4.3 questions• Chapter 4 crossword

Homework:•Complete anything not finished in class

Objective: I can understand important information about weathering and soil formation

Please have on your desk

• 4.3 RSG

Entry Task Questions

1. Weathering can be caused by mechanical and chemical processes TRUE

2. Soil builds up entirely from weathered rocks. FALSE- SOIL BUILDS UP FROM WEATHERED ROCKS, WATER, AIR AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

3. Weathering proceeds most quickly in warm, dry areas. FALSE- WEATHERING PROCEEDS MOST QUICKLY IN MILD, WET AREAS

4.2 and 4.3 Questions

• Need to be done in notebook

• Need to be full sentences, IQIA

• 4.2 questions– Page 129– #5-7

• 4.3 questions– Page 136– #1-7