Module 29: Storms and Sounds-Science 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will provide sensory descriptions of thunderstorms from warning signs to the aftermath. They will learn what causes rainbows to form and the colors that can be found in rainbows. Students will then quietly observe sounds heard in nature including animals, water, and weather, as well as sort sounds into categories based on whether they are daytime or nighttime sounds.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Thunder and Lightning	glass of water white paper crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	Sounds Heard in Nature	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Thunder and Lightning	Make observations about thunderstorms. Investigate how a rainbow is made.
2	Sounds Heard in Nature	Record sensory observations of nature. Identify types of sounds in nature.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
weather rainbows thunderstorm nature sound birds observe

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Thunder and Lightning	6	Thunder and Lightning 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
Thunder and Lightning	What do you know about thunderstorms?
Sounds Heard in Nature	How does nature make sounds?

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
Thunder and Lightning	Drums and Fireworks	What are the clouds doing? How do they keep their secret from humans? What are the clouds doing that frightens Peter? What are the clouds doing when Peter sees lightning?
Sounds Heard in Nature	Name That Nature Sound	What do the children hear in the tree? What do they hear on a log? What did Peter hear that made an elephant sound?

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	Life-Sized Animal Tracks	John Townsend
2	Whose Tracks Are These? A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals	James Nail

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Take your student on a sound walk, noticing the sounds animals and insects make, rustling leaves, and footsteps on gravel. You can create a "sound map" of the trail. You can try to identify bird or animal calls by listening to video recordings and comparing them to what you hear.