Module 24: How Animals Work Together- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to describe ways that animals help one another, investigate how cooperation connects to animals, make observations about how humans and animals interact, and explain ways that humans and animals help each other. They will construct an explanation for how dolphins and prairie dogs work in groups to survive and design a model of an animal spreading seeds.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Animal Cooperation None
2 Relationships Between Humans and Animals None
3 Dolphins and Prairie Dogs None
4 Project: Seed Dispersal Model paper
markers
crafting supplies (your choice)

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Animal Cooperation
  1. Describe ways that animals help one another.
  2. Investigate how cooperation connects to animals.
2 Relationships Between Humans and Animals
  1. Make observations about how humans and animals interact.
  2. Explain ways that humans and animals help each other.
3 Dolphins and Prairie Dogs
  1. Construct an explanation for how dolphins and prairie dogs work in groups to survive.
4 Project: Seed Dispersal Model
  1. Design a model of an animal spreading seeds.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
cooperation
interdependence
survival

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Animal Cooperation 6 Animal Teamwork Assignment
2 Relationships Between Humans and Animals 6 Animal Helpers Assignment
3 Dolphins and Prairie Dogs 6 Cooperating Animals Assignment
4 Project: Seed Dispersal Model 2 Seed Dispersal Model Project

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Animal Cooperation After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe what they learned about how animals cooperate with each other.
2 Relationships Between Humans and Animals After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain ways humans and animals help each other.
3 Dolphins and Prairie Dogs After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what they learned about dolphins and prairie dogs.
4 Project: Seed Dispersal Model After your student reviews the directions for this project, ask them to explain the requirements of the project and the rubric before they begin. When they are finished have them review the requirements and rubric again, to make sure their project meets all of the requirements.

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 Cooperation
  1. How do animals help one another?
Relationships Between Humans and Animals
  1. How do humans and animals help each other?
Dolphins and Prairie Dogs
  1. How do animals work together to survive?
Project: Seed Dispersal Model
  1. How do animals and plants depend on each other?

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