1. Date: 10/1 (B) and 10/4 (A) Outcome: Students will be able to make predictions about how a material on Earth might be useful based on its properties. Question: How do the properties of various materials on Earth affect the way we can use them? Activities: Do Now! = Set up SJ entry for A2 Garden Problem Group read and discussion on school garden Student Sheet 2.1 Homework: A2 AQ #3 Why do you think plants won’t grow in the garden at Chris’s school? Support your ideas with evidence from the reading.

2. D Table of Contents Unit Title Date Page Activity A2 The Garden Problem _/__/__ ? DO NOW! 1.Set-up SJ entry for A2 Garden Problem 2.Open book to page A-8 3.Copy homework in planner A2 AQ #3 page A-11

3. 1 st paragraph: Land use to be a farm (lettuce) Not used in many years Garden before = plants died

4. 2 nd paragraph: Conditions in the school garden Temperature ( o C) Sunlight Monday20Mostly sunny Tuesday19Partly cloudy Wednesday21Sunny Thursday22Sunny Friday23Bright sun Average21(approx. 70 o F)

5. 3 rd paragraph: Soil felt dry and sandy Plants nearby, but they are watered Soil at school is a different color than soil being watered.

6. 4 th paragraph: Plant need water, sunlight, air and soil to grow

7. StatementEvidenceOpinionReason 1. Students observed that the soil felt dry and sandy. X 2. Ms. Clayson is sure that plants can grow and survive in the school garden. X 3. The average temperature in the garden is 21°C (70°F). X 4. The old farm used up everything in the soil. X 5. The best plants for a garden are flowers. X 6. Based on the class data, there is enough sunlight in the garden for most plants to grow. X 7. The soil next door looks different from the garden soil. X 8. A student points out that the dry soil means the soil doesn’t have enough water for plants to grow. X

8. HOMEWORK A2 AQ #3 Why do you think plants won’t grow in the garden at Chris’s school? Support your ideas with evidence from the reading. ***On back of worksheet write your answer in a single paragraph. The Recognizing Relevant Evidence (RE) Scoring Guide will be used to evaluate this at the next class. First & Last Name P __ __ A2 AQ #3 9/__/20__ I think that plants won’t grow in the garden at Chris’s school because