Module 33: Resources and Technology- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify products made from living things and distinguish between natural and man-made resources. They will identify technologies used for different purposes, identify parts of a computer system, and critique the use of technology. Students will identify ways to conserve resources and demonstrate an understanding of conservation practices like reusing materials and adjusting resource consumption.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Human Made Resources
  1. Identify products made from living things.
  2. Distinguish between natural and man-made resources.
2 Technology
  1. Identify technologies used for different purposes.
  2. Identify parts of a computer system.
  3. Critique the use of technology.
3 Conserving Resources
  1. Identify ways to conserve resources.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of conservation practices like reusing materials and adjusting resource consumption.
4 Project: Natural Resource Product Book
  1. Identify and describe the different things that come from natural resources.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
resource
human-made
technology
computer
conservation
recycle
reuse
reduce
natural resource
man-made resource

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Human Made Resources 6 Products Made From Living Things Assignment
2 Technology 6 Uses of Technology Assignment
3 Conserving Resources 6 Helpful or Harmful Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Human Made Resources After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the difference between natural and human-made resources. For fun, have your student look up human-made products to see what natural resources are used to make them.
2 Technology After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe three things they learned from this lesson.
3 Conserving Resources After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain why it is important to conserve resources and ways that they can conserve resources.
4 Project: Natural Resource Product Book Ask your student to review the directions for this project before they begin. When finished review their work with them, asking them to double-check and make sure they followed the directions.

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
Human Made Resources
  1. How do humans make new things?
Technology
  1. How is technology a resource?
Conserving Resources
  1. Why is it important to conserve resources?
Project: Natural Resource Product Book
  1. What can be made from natural resources?

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

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