NGSS Alignment: Soil Field Study |
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Soil Alignment Table (PDF)*
NGSS Performance Expectations for Soil Field Study (PDF)
*Interactive table is best viewed with a desktop browser, and is not navigable via keyboard. For accessible table, download Excel version: Soil (XLS)
NGSS Performance Expectations for Soil Field Study (PDF)
*Interactive table is best viewed with a desktop browser, and is not navigable via keyboard. For accessible table, download Excel version: Soil (XLS)
Field Study Tour: Animals • Plants • Soil • Water
Next Generation Science Standards: Animals • Plants • Soil • Water |
Next Generation Science Standards (hover over blue text for brief descriptions) Key: ☆ = Strongly Aligned ✔ = Aligned ⊗ = Minimally Aligned * = Standard Activity DCI = Disciplinary Core Idea PE = Performance Expectation Soil Field Study |
Crosscutting Concepts | Scientific Practices | |||||||||||||
Compost (Worm Bin)
DCI: LS2.B; LS2.C; LS4.D; ETS1.B PE: MS-LS2-3; MS-LS2-5 |
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Erosion*
DCI: LS2.C; LS4.D; ETS1.B; ESS2.A; ESS2.C; ESS3.A PE: MS-ESS2-2; MS-LS2-4; MS-LS2-5; MS-ESS3-1 ⊗ |
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Weathering*
DCI: ESS2.A; ESS2.C PE: MS-ESS2-1; MS-ESS2-2 |
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Soil pH
DCI: LS2.C PE: MS-LS2-4 |
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Particle Size*
DCI: ESS2.A; ESS2.C PE: MS-ESS2-2 |
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Absorption / Compaction / Permeability*
DCI: LS2.C; ESS3.A; ESS3.C PE: MS-ESS3-3; MS-LS2-4; MS-ESS3-1 |
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Soil Recipe*
DCI: ESS3.A PE: MS-ESS3-1 |
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Geology
DCI: ESS2.A PE: MS-ESS2-1 |
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Soil Texture and Structure
DCI: ESS2.A; ESS2.C PE: MS-ESS2-2 |
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Topography
DCI: ESS2.A; ESS2.C PE: MS-ESS2-2 |
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Soil Profile
DCI: ESS3.A PE: MS-ESS3-1 |
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Mud City
DCI: LS2.C; ESS3.C; LS4.D; ETS1.B; ESS2.A; ESS2.C; ESS3.A PE: MS-ESS3-3; MS-LS2-4; MS-LS2-5; MS-ESS2-2; MS-ESS3-1 ⊗ |
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Slope and Aspect
DCI: ESS2.A; ESS2.C PE: MS-ESS2-2 |
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Soil Life Survey (Critter Catch)
DCI: LS2.A PE: MS-LS2-2 |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ☆ | ✔ | ☆ | ✔ | |||||||
Apple Earth Intro
DCI: LS2.C; ESS3.A PE: MS-LS2-4; MS-ESS3-1 |
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