Module 5 - Science 3A(RETIRED) - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module you will study the earth’s revolution around the sun and complete a science project, learn about the five global climate zones, and learn what was on Earth long ago.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Earth and Sun Relationship	washable markers globe table lamp (with shade removed) crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	Global Climate Zones	crayons or colored pencils globe pen or pencil
3	History of Life on Earth	digital or physical materials to create a visual of organisms from geologic time periods (optional) sponge (no scrubber side) scissors plastic cup saucer sand bath salts that contain magnesium sulfate (such as Epsom salts) pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Earth and Sun Relationship	Trace Earth's revolution around the sun. Explain how Earth's revolution around the sun applies to seasonal changes. Perform an experiment that illustrates the process of Earth's revolution.
2	Global Climate Zones	Identify the five global climate zones. Illustrate the different climate zones.
3	History of Life on Earth	Describe how the type of organisms living on Earth has changed over time. Describe how fossils can provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at that time. Explain how fossils can be compared to one another and to present-day organisms to find similarities and differences.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
earth sun rotation equator seasons global climate zones weather polar tropical temperate dry amber body fossil Cenozoic Era dinosaur evolution excavation extinction fossil fossil record geologic time Geologic Time Scale Mesozoic Era paleontologist paleontology Paleozoic Era Pangaea petrified Precambrian Time prehistoric prehistory Theory of Natural Selection trace fossil

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	The Earth and Sun Relationship	2	The Earth and Sun Relationship Assignment
2	Global Climate Zones	2	Global Climate Zones Assignment
3	History of Life on Earth	3	Earth’s Dramatic Past 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
The Earth and Sun Relationship	Why do we have seasons?
Global Climate Zones	How climate is different from weather?
History of Life on Earth	How long has life existed on Earth?

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
The Earth and Sun Relationship	The Reasons for the Seasons	Why do we have seasons? Write an explanation in your Science notebook based on what you learned from this video.
Global Climate Zones	Weather and Climate	What protects Earth from extreme heat of the sun? What is weather? What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in? What gas helps keep the heat in our atmosphere? What causes rain? What creates clouds? What changes quicker weather or climate?
History of Life on Earth	Events in Earth's Past	What kind of events can change Earth's geology? What is the Geologic Time Scale? What are the 4 major time periods in the Geologic Time Scale? What was the Precambrian time period like? What was the Paleozoic Era like? What was the Mesozoic Era like? What is the Cenozoic Era like?
History of Life on Earth	Fossils	What are the different types of fossils? How is each type of fossil formed? How are fossils found?
History of Life on Earth	Fossils as Evidence of Change	What have we learned from fossils?
History of Life on Earth	Natural Selection	What causes organisms to change over time?
History of Life on Earth	Natural Selection 2	What role does animal adaptation play in natural selection?

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	Sunshine Makes the Seasons	Dr. Franklyn M. Branley	AD510L
2	The Reasons for the Seasons	Gail Gibbons	AD620L
3	The Climate Zones	Kristen Rajczak	NC970L
4	Tropical Climates	Cath Senker	NC1010L
5	Polar Climates	Cath Senker	NC980L
6	Desert Climates	Cath Senker	NC970L
7	Temperate Climates	Cath Senker

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Visit a local science museum to find out more about Earth and its geologic history.