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There's Dirt in the Forest - Teacher's Guide

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Pacific Education Press
Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver

1990

Very Useful
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Referenced by: ANKN Clearinghouse

Grade Level(s): K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Theme(s): Energy/Ecology, Living in Place

Excerpt:

"Introduction

Children love to scramble and explore. They are intrigued with experimenting and discovering things they've never seen before. The forest floor provides opportunities to explore, experiment and discover.

Soil covers much of the earth's land surface. The makeup of soil has a great influence on the types of plants that can be grown. Plants are basic to most food chains, therefore soil is essential to many of the earth's life forms.

This unit has been developed to help children learn about the components and characteristics of soil and to present an opportunity to study the forest soil environment in depth.

Field trips to the forest provide children with concrete experiences. The processes of keen observation, accurate description, comparison, and classification are developed. Hopefully, as they progress in their investigations, children will become more sensitive to the changes that take place in this part of their environment and will ask questions which will lead to further learning and appreciation."

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