Module 2 - Science 2A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module your student will be learning about the eating habits of animals, about animals gathering together to help one another, the properties of matter, about heat and temperature and become aware of the common change in form of water to ice and consider weather conditions, and explore various kinds of matter, specifically liquids, solids and gases.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Animal Habitats	colored pencils or crayons;
2	Animal Cooperation	colored pencils or crayons hula hoop balloon
3	Properties of Matter	pen or pencil;
4	Heat and Temperature	2 to 3 trays of ice cubes clock or watch 3 bowls 3 identical plastic cups bubble wrap aluminum foil plastic bags (zip close) newspaper cardboard cloth tape or rubber bands large shallow baking pan thermometer pen or pencil
5	States of Matter	crayons or colored pencils drinking glass plate pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Animal Habitats	Describe the eating habits of animals. Identify what animals in the wild eat.
2	Animal Cooperation	Explain how animals gather together to save and help one another. Describe how nature does and doesn't cooperate.
3	Properties of Matter	Describe observable properties of matter.
4	Heat and Temperature	Describe how heat can be produced. Explain the difference between heat and temperature. Explain how heat can move from one object to another. Describe the change in form of water to ice.
5	States of Matter	Identify the various states of matter. Categorize observable properties of objects. Illustrate examples of a gas, a liquid, and a solid.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
science food source hibernate seasons habits of animals cooperate pollination decomposition fertilize SPCA humane society matter solids liquids gas mass size weight shape color temperature look feel taste smell sound friction fuel heat insulation thermal energy winter water ice weather conditions gases

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Animal Habitats	2	Animal Habitats Assignment
2	Animal Cooperation	2	Animal Cooperation Assignment
3	Properties of Matter	2	Properties of Matter Data Charts Assignment
5	States of Matter	2	States of Matter Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	Animal Habitats	Have your student observe animals in their neighborhood and record in their Science notebook what they observe the animals doing, including what they eat if possible.
2	Animal Cooperation	This lesson is about cooperation and how animals must work together. The question is asked how we benefit animals. Do some research with your student on ways humans benefit animals and ways animals benefit us.
3	Properties of Matter
4	Heat and Temperature
5	States of Matter

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
Animal Habitats	What do animals eat, and how do they get their food?
Animal Cooperation	How do animals work together to help each other?
Properties of Matter	What are the properties of matter?
Heat and Temperature	Where does heat come from?
States of Matter	What is matter?

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
Animal Habitats	Animals in Winter	What do animals do to prepare for winter? What does hibernation mean? What happens to animals when they hibernate? What is migration?
Animal Cooperation	Bees and Plants	How do bees and plants help each other out? How do what bees do help us out?
Properties of Matter	Properties of Matter	What is Matter? What are the properties of matter? List the properties of matter in your Science notebook. What tools do we use to measure the properties of matter?
Heat and Temperature	Heat	Write down 5 things you learned about heat in your Science notebook.
Heat and Temperature	Magic School Bus in the Arctic	After watching this episode write a summary in your Science Notebook on what you learned about heat.
Heat and Temperature	Heat, Energy, and Temperature	What is heat? What is thermal energy? What is temperature? What is the relationship between heat, thermal energy, and temperature? How does heat move? Write down 5 things you learned about from this video in your Science notebook.
Heat and Temperature	Winter	What is the first day of winter like? What is winter weather like in most places? Is it cold all over the world in winter? What do plants and animals do in the winter?
States of Matter	Everything Is Made of Something	How does water change when you heat it? How does water change when you freeze it? When is water a solid? When is water a liquid? When is water a gas?
States of Matter	A First Look: Solids, Liquids, and Gases	What is matter? What are the states of matter? What is a solid? What is a liquid? What is a gas? How does matter change from one state to another?

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	How Do Animals Find Food?	Bobbie Kalman	NC910L
2	What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?	Michael Elsohn Ross	590L
3	What Is the World Made Of?: All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases	Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
4	Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It	Darlene Ruth Stille
5	The Energy That Warms Us: A Look at Heat	Jennifer Boothroyd	590L
6	Heat and Cold	Peter Lafferty
7	What Is Heat Energy?	Lynnae D Steinberg	890L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Go on a walk in the neighborhood and have your student observe the following: animals gathering food or eating, animals working together, locate matter that represents the three states if possible, and the temperature.