Module 27: The Forest- Science 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn about temperate and tropical rainforests. They will compare and contrast the types of plants that grow in each and the animal adaptations required to survive in each. Students will also study the layers of a forest, including the canopy, understory, and floor, as well as the plants, animals, and ecosystem that can be found on forest floors

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Life in the Forest	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	The Forest Floor	construction paper cardboard box, small play dough or modeling clay items from nature walk building materials crayons or colored pencils scissors glue pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Life in the Forest	Compare and contrast different types of forests. Identify living things that live in forests.
2	The Forest Floor	Identify what lives on a forest floor. Make observations about what lives on a forest floor. Construct a forest floor model to show how living and nonliving things interact.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
canopy forest temperate forest tropical rainforest forest floor fungi decay living

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Life in the Forest	5	Life in the Forest 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
Life in the Forest	What do you know about life in the forest?
What is a forest floor?	What does Ranger Akiko tell Peter about eating mushrooms? How do mushrooms help forest plants and animals? What animals can they hear in the canopy? What animals are busy in the understory? Where do Peter and Aunt Akiko find the golden mushrooms?

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
Life in the Forest	Forest Wildlife	Where would you find a macaw? What forest would have oak trees? Why are oak trees suited for a temperate forest? What kind of forest does a monkey live in? Why are bears better suited to live in temperate forests?
The Forest Floor	Forest Beauties	What does Ranger Akiko tell Peter about eating mushrooms? How do mushrooms help forest plants and animals? What animals can they hear in the canopy? What animals are busy in the understory? Where do Peter and Aunt Akiko find the golden mushrooms?

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
1	The Oak Tree	Laura Knowles
2	Secrets of the Forest	Explore Series
3	Over and Under the Snow	Kate Messner

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 on a walk in a local park or forest. Point out the layers of the forest and observe what is going on in each layer. Discuss how the plants are different in each layer and where different animals can be found. Look for foods available to animals in the setting.