Module 15: Animals Without Backbones- Science 3 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to identify and describe characteristics that help undersea invertebrates, mollusks, worms, and arthropods survive. They will compare and contrast variations in undersea invertebrates, mollusks, worms, and arthropods. Students will classify animals by specific characteristics and cite evidence to show survival advantages for various species.
Module Materials:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Material(s) |
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| 1 | Sea Creatures | None |
| 2 | Mollusks and Worms | None |
| 3 | Arthropods | hand lens or magnifying glass; |
| 4 | Project: Organizing Animals |
construction paper stapler markers |
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | Sea Creatures |
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| 2 | Mollusks and Worms |
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| 3 | Arthropods |
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| 4 | Project: Organizing Animals |
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Module Key Words:
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sponge jellyfish echinoderm invertebrate ocean invertebrates mollusks worms arthropods exoskeleton classification vertebrates |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | Sea Creatures | 6 | Invertebrate Sea Animals Assignment |
| 2 | Mollusks and Worms | 6 | Classifying Mollusks and Worms Assignment |
| 3 | Arthropods | 7 | Bug Hunt Assignment |
| 4 | Project: Organizing Animals | 2 | Organizing Animals Project |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | Sea Creatures | After completing this lesson, ask your student to look up information on their favorite sea creatures and describe what makes the animal a sea creature that is an invertebrate and what characteristics that sea creature has to help them survive. |
| 2 | Mollusks and Worms | After completing this lesson, ask your student to look up information on their favorite mollusk and worm and describe what makes the animal a mollusk or worm and what characteristics that mollusk or worm has to help them survive. |
| 3 | Arthropods | After completing this lesson, ask your student to look up information on their favorite arthropod and describe what makes the animal an arthropod and what characteristics that arthropod has to help them survive. |
| 4 | Project: Organizing Animals | After your student reviews the directions for this project, ask them to explain the requirements of the project and the rubric before they begin. When they are finished have them review the requirements and rubric again, to make sure their project meets all of the requirements. |
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 |
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| Sea Creatures |
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| Mollusks and Worms |
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| Arthropods |
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| Project: Organizing Animals |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 1 | What Are Invertebrates? | Baby Professor |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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