Module 36-Science KB - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will continue caring for a plant, start a summer house with sunflowers, and read the story "The Pond Ritual." They will learn about frogs and the pond habitat and identify the parts of a frog’s life cycle. Students will learn about how human activities affect the environment.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Frogs and Ponds crayons or colored pencil
sunflower seeds
bean seeds
garden stakes
pen or pencil
2 Humans and the Environment clean materials from trash and recycling bins;

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Frogs and Ponds
  1. Plant a summer house with sunflowers.
  2. Read <i>The Pond Ritual</i>.
  3. Learn about frogs and the pond habitat.
  4. Identify the parts of a frog’s life cycle.
2 Humans and the Environment
  1. Explain actions humans are taking to protect the environment.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
spring
plants
sunflower house
The Pond Ritual
frog
pond
tadpole
amphibian
habitat
conservation
pollution
recycle
reduce
reuse
environment
impact

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Frogs and Ponds 2 Frogs and Ponds 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
Frogs and Ponds
  1. What is life like in a pond?
Humans and the Environment
  1. What effect do humans have on the environment?

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
Frogs and Ponds Frogs and Ponds
  1. What is a pond?
  2. What kinds of animals live in a pond?
Humans and the Environment Humans and the Environment
  1. What are the effects humans have on the environment?

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 National Geographic Readers: Tadpole to Frog Shira Evans
2 I Am a Frog Rebecca McDonald
3 Over and Under the Pond Kate Messner
4 In the Small, Small Pond Denise Fleming

Module Outing:

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

# Outing