Module 31: Energy- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to investigate the effects on objects by increasing or decreasing amounts of light and heat. They will explain how different forms of energy cause changes and observe changes caused by energy. Students will identify different types of energy and describe personal uses of energy.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Light and Heat
  1. Investigate the effects on objects by increasing or decreasing amounts of light.
  2. Investigate the effects on objects by increasing or decreasing amounts of heat.
2 Changes in Energy
  1. Explain how different forms of energy cause changes.
  2. Observe changes caused by energy.
3 Uses of Energy
  1. Identify different types of energy.
  2. Describe personal uses of energy.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
light
heat
energy
temperature
thermometer
change
energy use
power source

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Light and Heat 6 Investigating Heat and Light Assignment
2 Changes in Energy 6 Energy Changing Assignment
3 Uses of Energy 6 Using Energy Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Light and Heat After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the characteristics of light and heat energy, including how heat can change an object.
2 Changes in Energy After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe how energy causes change.
3 Uses of Energy After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the different types of energy they have learned about and how each type of energy is used.

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
Light and Heat
  1. What is energy?
Changes in Energy
  1. How does energy cause change?
Uses of Energy
  1. How is energy used?

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 Energy Makes Things Happen Kimberly Bradley
2 Light Is All Around Us Wendy Pfeffer

Module Outing:

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

# Outing