Description

Bridging research and practice, FOSS Third Edition Modules engage students and teachers in enduring experiences that lead to deeper understanding of science and engineering concepts, as well as the natural and designed world. The Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module for Grades 1 to 2 provides experiences of Earth's natural resources– rocks, soil, and water–and provides opportunities for students to engage in scientific and engineering practices. Students will explore the natural world by using simple tools to observe and describe properties of earth materials.

In the FOSS Third Edition The Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Complete Kit with 4 hands-on investigation activities, students will: observe and compare physical properties of rocks and soils, using various tools; rub rocks together and observe that they break into smaller pieces; use screens to separate and group river rocks by particle size, and investigate properties of pebbles, gravel, sand, silt, and clay particles; explore places where earth materials are naturally found and ways that earth materials are used; use sand to make sculptures and clay to make beads, jewelry, and bricks; and find, collect, record, and compare samples of soil outside the classroom.