Module 17-Science KA - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will observe thunder and lightning and calculate lightning distance. They will observe animals as they react to changes in the weather and illustrate how animals prepare for the winter months.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Thunder and Lightning crayons or colored pencils
drinking glass with water
white paper
pen or pencil
2 Animals and Weather Change crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Thunder and Lightning
  1. Observe thunder and lightning.
  2. Calculate lightning distance.
2 Animals and Weather Change
  1. Observe animals as they react to changes in the weather.
  2. Illustrate how animals prepare for winter months.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
weather
thunder
lightning
rainbow
precipitation
adapt
animals
burrow
den
hibernate
migrate

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Thunder and Lightning 2 Thunder and Lightning Assignment
2 Animals and Weather Change 2 Animals and Weather Change 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
Thunder and Lightning
  1. What causes thunder and lightning?
Animals and Weather Change
  1. How does weather affect animals?

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
Thunder and Lightning Thunder and Lightning
  1. What is a thunderstorm?
  2. What causes a thunderstorm?
  3. What is precipitation?
  4. What comes first, thunder or lightning?
Animals and Weather Change Animals and Weather Changes
  1. How do animals survive in winter?

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 Good Bye Autumn, Hello Winter Kenard Pak AD560L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing