Module 2 - Science 3A(RETIRED) - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module you will learn about gravity, you will learn about plants, their form, their method of respiration and their symbiotic relationship with human beings, and you will learn about the water cycle and observe how water evaporates.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Role of Gravity	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	Plant Respiration and Relationships	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
3	Water Cycle: Evaporation	plastic plate (or any flat, open dish) two small clear plastic cups small piece of clear plastic to cover one cup tablespoon tape pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Role of Gravity	Explore the concept of gravity. Write creatively on your lesson worksheet.
2	Plant Respiration and Relationships	Describe plant forms Identify plant respiration Discuss various ways plants and humans help each other
3	Water Cycle: Evaporation	Identify steps in the water cycle. Recognize how water evaporates. Observe and record the rate at which water evaporates.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
gravity earth moon sun plants trees animals humans energy water cycle evaporation gas

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	The Role of Gravity	2	The Role of Gravity Assignment
2	Plant Respiration and Relationships	2	Plant Respiration and Relationships Assignment
3	Water Cycle: Evaporation	2	Water Cycle: Evaporation 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
The Role of Gravity	What is gravity?
Plant Respiration and Relationships	Why are plants important to Earth?
Water Cycle: Evaporation	How does the water cycle work?

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 Role of Gravity	Gravity	What is gravity? What two things does the force of gravity depend on? Why is Earth's gravity stronger than the moon's gravity? What is weight? Why is your weight different on other planets?
Plant Respiration and Relationships	Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide: How Animals and Plants Need Each Other	What gas do plants release? What gas do animals breathe out? Why do plants and animals need each other? What do plants use to make food?
Plant Respiration and Relationships	The World of Plants	How is a plant like other living things? How are plants different from animals? What types of plants are there? What do plants need to survive? What is photosynthesis? What are seeds? What is inside a seed? What are the parts of a plant? What do the leaves do? What do the roots do? What does the stem do?
Water Cycle: Evaporation	Evaporation	What is evaporation? What is the gas form of water called? What causes water to turn into a gas? What is humidity?

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	Gravity	Jason Chin
2	Gravity Is a Mystery	Dr. Franklyn M. Branley
3	Plant Secrets	Emily Goodman	570L
4	From Seed to Plant	Gail Gibbons	560L
5	The Great Big Water Cycle Adventure	Kay Barnham	501L
6	The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About The Water Cycle	Pat Relf	350L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Visit a greenhouse to learn about plants, their parts, their needs and how they grow.