Module 1 - Science 2A (RETIRED) - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module you will learn about the senses, the world of ants, and explore the life of a bird.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Five Senses	crayons or colored pencils scissors construction paper pin tape blindfold vinegar vanilla cinnamon garlic salt oregano five small containers other various objects for games pen or pencil
2	Behavior of Ants	crayons or colored pencils ant farm materials (fishbowl or glass container, plastic spoon, cotton balls, dirt, small cardboard tube (optional)) pen or pencil
3	Types of Birds	crayons or colored pencils bird feeder materials (large grapefruit or orange, birdseed, string) pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Five Senses	Describe each of the five senses. Explain how the five senses help people and animals experience the world around them.
2	Behavior of Ants	Describe the behavior of ants. Identify the different "jobs" of ants in their colonies.
3	Types of Birds	Describe the life of a bird. Explain observations you make about nature.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
science nature observation five senses communicate hear smell touch taste sight ants colony queen worker ants soldier ants birds Audubon Society bird species

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	The Five Senses	2	The Five Senses Assignment
2	Behavior of Ants	2	Behavior of Ants Assignment
3	Types of Birds	2	Types of Birds 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
The Five Senses	How can you use your five senses to learn more about the world around you?
Behavior of Ants	Why do ants live in colonies?
Types of Birds	What are the characteristics of birds?

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
The Five Senses	The Five Senses	What are your five senses? As you watch this video write down in your Science notebook 3 things you learned about each of your five senses.
Behavior of Ants	The Ant	What is the ant's mouth like? What do the antennae help the ant do? Where does an ant live? What are the different jobs ants can have? In their Science notebook, have your student draw a picture of an ant and list 5 things they learned about ants.
Types of Birds	A First Look at Birds	What characteristics do birds have? Draw a picture of a bird in your Science Notebook and label its characteristics.

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
1	My Five Senses	Aliki	490L
2	You Can't Smell a Flower with Your Ear!: All About Your Five Senses	Joanna Cole	490L
3	Hey, Little Ant	Phillip M. Hoose	NP
4	The Life and Times of the Ant	Charles Micucci	NC950L
5	What Makes a Bird a Bird?	Andi Cann
6	About Birds: A Guide for Children	Cathryn Sill	220L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Take your student to a local park and have them sit at a bench and record in their science notebook all of the things they observe using their five senses. Have them look for birds and draw and write about the different birds they see. See if you can find an ant hill and observe the activity by it.