Earth and Environmental Science · Week 6 · Earth Systems and Cycles
Field Teams
Teams plan a schoolyard soil and water investigation and agree on how to repair conflicts in the field.
- Students will
- Students plan an investigation of how soil type affects water infiltration, identifying variables and controls, and recognize the parts of a system that interact.
- SEL skill
- Agree on a repair plan for team conflict before the work begins
- What it looks like
- Students practice repair and trust by agreeing on how to fix conflicts before they happen.
- Content focus
- Field teams
- Format
- Group roles share
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean getting along and working well with others by speaking clearly, listening well, sharing the work, and solving conflict. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- HS-ESS2-5: High School Earth and Space Science performance expectation
- Science and engineering practice: SEP3 Planning and carrying out investigations
- Crosscutting concept: CCC4 Systems and system models
- CA Environmental Principles and Concepts: Principle I: People depend on natural systems
- Literacy in science: WHST.11-12.7 Conduct short and sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem.
- Traditional course: Earth and Environmental Science
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- Lithium Valley Relationship skillsGathering multiple perspectives on lithium extraction and communicating a position honestly to community stakeholders.
- Pollinators and Plates Relationship skillsSimulating ways to reduce threats to pollinators and dividing team roles so every member contributes.
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