Module 30: Plant Needs- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to plan an investigation on the best soil for plants, plan an investigation of how much water a plant needs, plan an investigation about how much sunlight plants need, and investigate how sunlight, water, and soil affect plant growth.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Soil Experiment None
2 Water Experiment None
3 Sun Experiment None
4 Project: Planned Plant Experiment paper cups (3)
seeds (1 packet of beets, tomatoes, lettuce, or squash)
measuring spoons or cups
water
soil (soil, clay, and/or loam)
ruler
markers

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Soil Experiment
  1. Plan an investigation on the best soil for plants.
2 Water Experiment
  1. Plan an investigation of how much water a plant needs.
3 Sun Experiment
  1. Plan an investigation about how much sunlight plants need.
4 Project: Planned Plant Experiment
  1. Investigate how sunlight, water, and soil affect plant growth.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
plants
soil
basic needs
experiment
wilting
seeds
plant
thrive

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Soil Experiment 6 Test the Soil Assignment
2 Water Experiment 6 Watch Your Water Assignment
3 Sun Experiment 6 Sunlight for Plants Assignment
4 Project: Planned Plant Experiment 2 Planned Plant Experiment Project

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Soil Experiment After completing this lesson ask your student to go in their backyard and look at the soil in their yard. What kind of soil do they have? How can they tell?
2 Water Experiment After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe what they learned about water and how it helps plants grow.
3 Sun Experiment After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain why a plant needs sunlight, and how to determine how much sunlight a plant needs to grow.
4 Project: Planned Plant Experiment Ask your student to review the directions for this project before they begin. When finished review their work with them, asking them to double-check and make sure they followed the directions.

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
Soil Experiment
  1. What is the best soil for plants?
Water Experiment
  1. How much water does a plant need to grow?
Sun Experiment
  1. How much sunlight does a plant need?
Project: Planned Plant Experiment
  1. How do sunlight, water, and soil affect plant growth?

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

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 The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow Joanna Cole
2 Plants Can't Sit Still Rebecca E. Hirsch

Module Outing:

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

# Outing