Module 10: Adaptation and Change- Science 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will explain ways humans adapt to changing seasons, observe how animals react to the changes in the weather, and illustrate how animals prepare for the winter months.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 How Humans Adapt scissors
glue
crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil
2 Animals and Weather Change paper plates, 2
brass fastener
camera or phone to take pictures
scissors
crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 How Humans Adapt
  1. Explain ways humans adapt to changing seasons.
2 Animals and Weather Change
  1. Observe how animals react to the changes in the weather.
  2. Illustrate how animals prepare for winter months.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
adapt
seasons
humans
adaptations
animals
migration
hibernation

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 How Humans Adapt 6 How Humans Adapt Assignment
2 Animals and Weather Change 6 Animals and Weather Change 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
How Humans Adapt
  1. What does it mean to adapt?
Animals and Weather Change
  1. How does weather affect animals?

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
How Humans Adapt Adapting to Seasons
  1. How does Oliver adapt to the winter?
  2. How does Peter adapt to spring?
  3. How does Kiara adapt to summer?
  4. How does Maddie adapt to autumn?
Animals and Weather Change Adapting to Winter
  1. What are some adaptations animals do during the winter?

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