Soil as a Component of the… · JHS2 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.5.6.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five different types of rocks from labelled samples and state their names correctly.
Describe the visible characteristics (colour, texture, hardness, grain size, and layering) of each rock sample.
Collect rock samples from their community and correctly classify them using a simple rock identification guide.
Explain the stages of weathering that break down rocks to form soil.
Relate a given soil type to the parent rock from which it was formed.

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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.