Module 23: Tomatoes- Science 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Planting a Tomato tomato seeds
small pot
water
soil
gardening tools (shovel, trowel, rake)
crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
pen or pencil
2 Tomato Task cardboard (various sizes)
foil (optional)
plastic wrap (optional)
building materials
crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Planting a Tomato
  1. Plant tomato seeds.
  2. Apply understanding of basic needs to nourish and grow a tomato plant.
  3. Draw the steps of a tomato plant’s life cycle.
2 Tomato Task
  1. Design a solution to help a tomato plant survive using inspiration from nature.
  2. Follow the steps of the Engineering Design Cycle to solve a problem.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
plants
tomato plant
life cycle
tomato
engineering design cycle
solution
protect
pest

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Planting a Tomato 6 Planting a Tomato Assignment
2 Tomato Task 6 Tomato Task Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Planting a Tomato
  1. What are the steps in the life cycle of a plant?
Tomato Task
  1. What are the steps in the life cycle of a plant?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Planting a Tomato Plant Life Cycles
  1. What do plants need?
  2. What are the parts of a plant?
  3. What does germinate mean?
  4. What are the steps involved in the plant life cycle?
Tomato Task Plant Life Cycles
  1. What do plants need?
  2. What are the parts of a plant?
  3. What does germinate mean?
  4. What are the steps involved in the plant life cycle?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing