Name
SORTING MAT - SIDE 1
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
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Can be duplicated for classroom or workshop use.
Date
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 1:
Assessment Checkpoint
Investigation 1: First Rocks
No. 4—Student Sheet
Name
Date
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 1:
Assessment Checkpoint
SORTING MAT - SIDE 2
Rough
Shiny
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
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Grey
Small
Pointy
Investigation 1: First Rocks
No. 5—Student Sheet
Name
Date
SAND, GRAVEL, AND PEBBLES
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 2:
Assessment Checkpoint
__________________________
__________________________
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
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Can be duplicated for classroom or workshop use.
Investigation 2: River Rocks
No. 7—Student Sheet
Name
Date
USES OF EARTH MATERIALS
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 3:
Assessment Checkpoint
1. Circle the things that are made with earth materials.
2. Write the kind of earth material that each thing is made from.
bat
brick wall
fireplace
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
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hat
road
Investigation 3: Using Rocks
No. 12—Student Sheet
Name
Date
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 4:
Assessment Checkpoint
SOIL EXPLORATIONS
Directions: Place the vocabulary word into the correct sentence.
Vocabulary Box
geologist
texture
soil
water
humus
color
1. ____________ is a mixture of earth materials.
2. ___________ is decayed materials from plants and animals.
3. Soils have properties of ______________ and _________________.
4. Humus increases soil’s ability to absorb and hold ______________.
5. A _______________is a scientist who studies Earth and rocks.
Name
Date
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 1:
Assessment Checkpoint Key
SORTING MAT ANSWER KEY
Rough
Shiny
Grey
Small
Pointy
Sorting Mat Side 1:
Have students place 3 rocks with different
properties down the left side of the paper.
Then ask them to find a rock with a similar
property to place next to it. Record the name
of the property on the line.
Sorting Mat Side 2:
Have the students match one rock in each
column to the listed property.
Assessment
Sorting Mat 1
Each correct pair earns 1
point.
Each correct property
earns 1 point
Sorting Mat 2
Each correct answer earns
1 point.
Total:5 points
Total: 6 points
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
© The Regents of the University of California
Can be duplicated for classroom or workshop use.
Investigation 1: First Rocks
No. 4 and 5—Student Sheets
Name
Date
SAND, GRAVEL, & PEBBLES KEY
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 2:
Assessment Checkpoint Key
Assessment (see FOSS Assessment Checklist)
1. Turn the paper
sideways.
2. From the container on
the table, have
students search for
sand and place it in the
first circle.
3. In the 2nd circle have
students put small
gravel to the left and
large gravel to the
right.
1 – 2 points
4. In the third circle have
students put small
pebbles to the left an
large pebbles to the
right.
1 – 2 points
Total
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
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Can be duplicated for classroom or workshop use.
1 point
5 pts
Investigation 2: River Rocks
No. 7—Student Sheet
Name
Date
–
USES OF EARTH MATERIALS KEY
wood
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 3:
Assessment Checkpoint Key
clay
rock
straw
sand/rocks
Assessment (see FOSS Assessment Checklist)
1 point for each correctly circled item
1 point each
Written Answers will vary, sample answers above.
1 point each
Total
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
© The Regents of the University of California
Can be duplicated for classroom or workshop use.
10 pts
Investigation 3: Using Rocks
No. 12—Student Sheet
Name
Date
SOIL EXPLORATIONS KEY
Pebbles, Sand Silt - Investigation 4:
Assessment Checkpoint Key
Directions: Place the vocabulary word into the correct sentence.
1 point each – 6 points total
Vocabulary Box
geologist
texture
soil
water
humus
color
1. ____________
Soil
is a mixture of earth materials.
2. ___________
is decayed materials from plants and animals.
Humus
3. Soils have properties of ______________
and ________________.
color
texture
4. Humus increases soil’s ability to absorb and hold ______________.
water
5. A _______________is
a scientist who studies Earth and rocks.
geologist