Module 26: Pond Life and Life Cycles- Science 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Life in a Pond crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
pen or pencil
2 Life Cycles crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Life in a Pond
  1. Identify living things in a pond habitat.
  2. Use their senses to observe pond life.
2 Life Cycles
  1. Compare the life cycles of a frog and a turtle.
  2. Compare and contrast amphibians and reptiles.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
pond
habitat
living
observe
senses
reptile
amphibian
frog
turtle
life cycle

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Life in a Pond 6 Life in a Pond Assignment
2 Life Cycles 6 Life Cycles 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 a Pond
  1. What is a pond habitat?
Life Cycles
  1. What is a pond habitat?

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 a Pond Pond Habitat
  1. What lives in a pond habitat?
Life in a Pond The Frog
  1. What is an amphibian?
  2. Why is a frog an amphibian?
  3. What is the life cycle of a frog?
Life Cycles Pond Habitat
  1. What lives in a pond habitat?
Life Cycles The Frog
  1. What is an amphibian?
  2. Why is a frog an amphibian?
  3. What is the life cycle of a frog?

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