Module 1: Needs of Living Things- Science 3 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to describe the characteristics of living things, differentiate between biotic and abiotic, describe the basic needs of all living things, and apply an understanding of basic needs to determine the specific needs of various living things. They will explain why the Sun is necessary for life on Earth, and investigate what happens if a plant does not have sunlight.
Module Materials:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Material(s) |
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| 1 | Characteristics of Life | *Science 3A Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-156-0 (optional); |
| 2 | Basic Needs of Plants and Animals | None |
| 3 | The Sun: Life on Earth | potted plant (optional); |
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | Characteristics of Life |
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| 2 | Basic Needs of Plants and Animals |
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| 3 | The Sun: Life on Earth |
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Module Key Words:
| Key Words |
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characteristics living things offspring biotic abiotic basic needs Sun |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Characteristics of Life | 6 | Is It Alive? Assignment |
| 2 | Basic Needs of Plants and Animals | 6 | Basic Needs Assignment |
| 3 | The Sun: Life on Earth | 6 | Let’s Investigate the Sun Assignment |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Characteristics of Life | |
| 2 | Basic Needs of Plants and Animals | After completing this lesson, ask your students to explain the difference between living and nonliving things. Have them go outside and identify living and nonliving things. |
| 3 | The Sun: Life on Earth | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain why the sun is necessary for all life on Earth. |
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 |
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| Characteristics of Life |
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| Basic Needs of Plants and Animals |
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| The Sun: Life on Earth |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 1 | What's Alive? | Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and Nadine Bernard Westcott | |
| 2 | Living Things and Nonliving Things: A Compare and Contrast Book | Kevin Kurtz |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
| # | Outing |
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| 1 | Go on a walk with your student and have them identify living and nonliving things. While they are observing living and nonliving things discuss what each living thing they observe needs to survive, and what makes them a living thing. |