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Primary Science and Technology Teachers' Guide - OECS

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<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Science</strong> & <strong>Technology</strong> Teacher Manual – Resources – K – 4<br />

UNIT: THE EARTH RESOURCES (GRADE 4)<br />

DURATION : 5 Lessons<br />

OBJECTIVES<br />

Students should be able to:<br />

1. Classify resources as renewable or nonrenewable.<br />

2. Illustrate how rocks <strong>and</strong> soils are related.<br />

3. Classify soils as s<strong>and</strong>, clay <strong>and</strong> loam.<br />

4. Distinguish between various soils on the basis of physical properties<br />

(colour, texture, structure, components, etc.).<br />

PROCESS SKILLS<br />

Communicating<br />

Inquiring<br />

TEACHING STRATEGIES<br />

Demonstration<br />

Inquiry learning<br />

Discovery learning<br />

Question <strong>and</strong> answer<br />

MATERIALS<br />

Magazines with pictures of natural resources<br />

Different types of soils (s<strong>and</strong>y soil, <strong>and</strong> clay soil, loamy soil)<br />

Magnifying glasses<br />

Teacher prepared work sheets<br />

Goggles<br />

Soil from the school garden<br />

Jar with a cover<br />

Water<br />

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