Module 1: Learning About the World-Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, your student will learn to describe each of the five senses and show how the five senses help people experience and make sense of the world around them. They will learn to identify body parts that help meet human needs and collect and analyze data about your body. Students will observe ways humans and pets communicate with each other.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Five Senses	blindfold 5 household objects such as a ball, stuffed animal, pinecone, toy, or similar 1 food item such as banana, apple, popsicle, or similar bowl (5) vinegar vanilla cinnamon garlic salt oregano carrot pickle cookie *Science 2A Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-114-0 (optional)
2	Human Patterns	clock;
3	Communicating With Pets	None

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Five Senses	Describe each of the five senses. Show how the five senses help people experience and make sense of the world around them.
2	Human Patterns	Identify body parts that help meet human needs. Collect and analyze data about your body.
3	Communicating With Pets	Observe ways humans and pets communicate with each other.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
senses sensory organ neurons taste buds body parts basic needs communication observation

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	The Five Senses	6	Senses Sleuth Assignment
2	Human Patterns	6	Sleep & Heart Rate Study Assignment
3	Communicating With Pets	6	Animal Communication Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	The Five Senses
2	Human Patterns	After completing this lesson, ask your student to discuss the body parts they learned about and describe how each body part keeps them alive.
3	Communicating With Pets	Ask your student to describe what senses they can use to communicate with pets.

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
The Five Senses	What are the five senses? How do the five senses help us to experience the world around us?
Human Patterns	What are the basic human needs for survival? What are some body parts that help us meet our basic needs?
Communicating With Pets	How can humans communicate with their pets?

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
The Five Senses	Using Your Senses	What sense did Bianca struggle with the most? What other senses did Bianca use to help her at the airport?
Human Patterns	Heart Rate Patterns	How does exercise help the heart get stronger? What happens to your heart rate when you exercise?
Communicating With Pets	Pet Detectives	How does Bianca learn to be more relaxed around pets?

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	My Five Senses	Aliki	490L
2	Smell a Flower with Your Ear!: All About Your Five Senses	Joanna Cole	490L
3	You Can't Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)	Tish Rabe	560L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Visit a local Pet Supply store that has pets in it. Have your student observe the pets, what senses do they use? How do you think they communicate? How can your student communicate with them?