Module 25: Nature and Nurture- Science 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify traits that are inherited in animals and plants, analyze variations in traits within a species, explain how the environment can impact traits, and investigate variations in traits and how they help animals survive.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Inherited Traits
  1. Identify traits that are inherited in animals and plants.
  2. Analyze variations in traits within a species.
2 Environmental Traits
  1. Explain how the environment can impact traits.
3 Evidence of Survival
  1. Investigate variations in traits and how they help animals survive.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
trait
inherit
genetics
genes
environment
behavior

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Inherited Traits 7 Inherited Traits Assignment
2 Environmental Traits 6 Environmental Traits Assignment
3 Evidence of Survival 6 Describe the Traits Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Inherited Traits After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the following: inherited traits, DNA, and genes.
2 Environmental Traits After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what environmental traits are and how they influence animals.
3 Evidence of Survival After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the following: species, variations, and natural selection.

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
Inherited Traits
  1. What traits do animals and plants inherit?
Environmental Traits
  1. How are animals influenced by the environment?
Evidence of Survival
  1. How do variations in traits help animals in the same species survive?

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

Module Outing:

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

# Outing