Module 34: Caring for the Earth- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to investigate the effects of pollution, apply an understanding of conservation practices, and create or repurpose something from reused or recycled materials. Students will create a poster to share with others about the importance of conservation.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Pollution
  1. Investigate the effects of pollution.
2 The Four Rs
  1. Apply understanding of conservation practices.
  2. Create or repurpose something from reused or recycled materials.
3 Taking Action
  1. Create a poster to share with others about the importance of conservation.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
pollution
conservation
recycle
repurpose
reuse
reduce

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Pollution 6 Pollution Effects Assignment
2 The Four Rs 6 Repurposing Materials Assignment
3 Taking Action 6 Children Take Action! Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Pollution After completing this lesson, ask your student to discuss what pollution is and how it affects living things.
2 The Four Rs After completing this lesson, discuss with your student what the 4 R's are and how they can help protect the environment.
3 Taking Action After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain ways they can help the Earth.

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
Pollution
  1. How does pollution affect living things?
The Four Rs
  1. How can you help the environment?
Taking Action
  1. What can you do to help the Earth?

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
1 Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids Gail Gibbons
2 This Class Can Save the Planet Stacy Tornio

Module Outing:

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

# Outing