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

Module Overview:

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
  1. Compare and contrast different types of forests.
  2. Identify living things that live in forests.
2 The Forest Floor
  1. Identify what lives on a forest floor.
  2. Make observations about what lives on a forest floor.

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
  1. What is life like in a forest?
The Forest Floor
  1. What is life like in a forest?

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 The Importance of Fungi in the Rain Forest
  1. What are Fungi?
  2. Why are fungi important in the rain forest?
Life in the Forest Exploring the Diversity of Life: Insect Diversity
  1. Why are insects important?
  2. What role do they play in the forest environment?
The Forest Floor The Importance of Fungi in the Rain Forest
  1. What are Fungi?
  2. Why are fungi important in the rain forest?
The Forest Floor Exploring the Diversity of Life: Insect Diversity
  1. Why are insects important?
  2. What role do they play in the forest environment?

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