JHS2 Science · Term 3, Week 12

Soil as a Component of the Environment

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Curriculum details

Strand
Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)
Sub-strand
Soil as a Component of the Environment (5.6)
Content standard
B8.5.6.1 - Recognise the different types of rocks as origin of different types of soils
Indicator
B8.5.6.1.1 - Observe and describe different types of rocks as origins of soils.
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 12 (Week 36 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Source document note

The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

  • sub strand name - p.85: no SUB-STRAND 6 heading is printed in the body and the contents page skips it; this name is the document's own, from Table 3 p.xxxv and Table 4 p.xxxvii
Curriculum reference
Science, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 85

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify different labelled samples of rocks presented in the classroom/ laboratory.
2. Describe the visible characteristics of each rock.
3. Collect samples of rocks from around the community and label them rock identification guide and compare them with the labelled laboratory samples in Exemplar 1.
4. Research and report the stages of weathering of rocks to form soil.