Module 2: Animal Needs-Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to draw conclusions about the needs of animals, observe local animal homes, compare and contrast animal homes, and make a model of an animal home. Students will learn to investigate the needs of animals.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Animal Needs
  1. Draw conclusions about the needs of animals.
2 Animal Homes
  1. Observe local animal homes.
  2. Compare and contrast animal homes.
  3. Make a model of an animal home.
3 Investigating Animal Needs
  1. Investigate the needs of animals.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
basic needs
survival
carnivore
herbivore
omnivore
insectivore
protection
animal homes
habitat
investigate

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Animal Needs 6 Basic Needs of Animals Assignment
2 Animal Homes 6 Where Does Your Animal Live? Assignment
3 Investigating Animal Needs 6 Your Investigation Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Animal Needs After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what kind of animals carnivores, omnivores, herbivores, and insectivores are, and how these animals meet their needs.
2 Animal Homes After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain why animal homes are important and what camouflage is.
3 Investigating Animal Needs After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the process scientists use to investigate.

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
Animal Needs
  1. What are the basic needs of all animals?
  2. What is a carnivore?
  3. What is an omnivore?
  4. What is an herbivore?
  5. What is an insectivore?
Animal Homes
  1. Where do animals make their homes?
Investigating Animal Needs
  1. What does it mean to investigate?

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
Animal Needs Jake's New Pet
  1. How does a Bearded Dragon meet its basic needs?
Animal Homes A Dream Safari
  1. What animals does Jake learn about?
  2. What types of homes do the animals live in?
Investigating Animal Needs Scaredy Shark
  1. What steps did Jake use to investigate the sharks?
  2. What did Jake discover from his investigation?

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 Welcome Home, Bear Il Sung Na 650L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing
1 Visiting a zoo or local nature center that has animals is a good way to allow students to observe animal habitats and characteristics.