Module 33: Sunflowers and Energy- Science 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will put the stages of a sunflower's life cycle in order, learn about basic care for seeds and sunflowers, and find flowers in their region to closely examine. They will then study the sun's energy, follow its path through the food chain, understand why the sun is necessary for all living things, and learn about sun protection.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Cycle of the Sunflower	flower seeds (any kind) soil small pot crayons or colored pencils scissors glue pen or pencil
2	Energy From the Sun	crayons or colored pencils scissors glue pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Cycle of the Sunflower	Describe the life cycle of a sunflower. Make observations about flowers.
2	Energy From the Sun	Describe the flow of energy from the Sun through a food chain. Explain how humans and plants rely on the Sun's energy to survive.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
plants flowers life cycle food chain energy Sun

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Cycle of the Sunflower	5	Cycle of the Sunflower Assignment
2	Energy From the Sun	6	Energy from the Sun 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
Cycle of the Sunflower	What flowers grow where you live?
Energy From the Sun	Why do living things need the sun?

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
Cycle of the Sunflower	Growing Sunflowers	Where is the best place to plant sunflower seeds? Why should you leave a space between the seeds? How do Oliver and Kiara help the plants to grow? Why do they tie the stems of the sunflowers to the fence? How do the sunflowers move each day?
Energy From the Sun	Humans and Energy	What idea does Enrique share about how he uses energy from the sun? How does Maddie use the sun's energy? How do solar lights work? What is the most important reason humans need sun? How does the sun provide humans with energy?

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
1	Sunflower House	Eve Bunting
2	Sun Up, Sun Down	Gail Gibbons
3	Solar Energy	Bruce Larkin

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Take your student to a nursery or garden center to examine flowers that grow in your climate. Ask the workers about what problems each plant has with pests, drought, and soil quality. Research if any parts of the plants are edible and follow the plant through the food chain.