Module 35: Resources All Around Us- Science 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to list locally found natural resources, describe the characteristics of natural resources, make connections between natural resources and products that are made from them, and describe ways to conserve resources.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Natural Resources
  1. List locally found natural resources.
  2. Describe the characteristics of natural resources.
2 Uses of Natural Resources
  1. Make connections between natural resources and products that are made from them.
3 Conserving Natural Resources
  1. Describe ways to conserve resources.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
natural resources
interdependence
conservation

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Natural Resources 6 Natural Resources Assignment
2 Uses of Natural Resources 6 Using Natural Resources Assignment
3 Conserving Natural Resources 6 Conserving or Wasting? Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Natural Resources After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain three things they learned about natural resources.
2 Uses of Natural Resources After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how natural resources are used.
3 Conserving Natural Resources After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how to conserve natural resources.

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
Natural Resources
  1. What are natural resources?
Uses of Natural Resources
  1. How are natural resources used?
Conserving Natural Resources
  1. How can natural resources be conserved?

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

Module Outing:

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

# Outing