Module 13: The Science of Water-Science 2 - Course Guide


Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify where water is found on Earth, recognize that water is a limited resource, and collect and display data about water. They will investigate how water changes from liquid to solid, solid to liquid, liquid to gas, and gas to liquid, and describe the change in form from water to ice. Students will measure and compare the volume of water using containers of various shapes and sizes and describe the properties of water.


Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Fresh Water None
2 States of Water plastic cup
water
salt
3 Properties of Water water
measuring cups
containers (5) of various shapes and sizes

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Fresh Water
  1. Identify where water is found on Earth.
  2. Recognize that water is a limited resource.
  3. Collect and display data about water.
2 States of Water
  1. Investigate how water changes from liquid to solid, solid to liquid, liquid to gas, and gas to liquid.
  2. Describe the change in form from water to ice.
3 Properties of Water
  1. Measure and compare the volume of water using containers of various shapes and sizes.
  2. Describe the properties of water.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
water
limited resource
evaporation
states of matter
properties
volume

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Fresh Water 6 Water Today Assignment
2 States of Water 6 Experiment with Water Assignment
3 Properties of Water 6 Volume of Water Assignment


Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Fresh Water After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what they learned about freshwater and why saving water is important.
2 States of Water After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how water changes state.
3 Properties of Water After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the properties of water and explain how to measure the volume of water.

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
Fresh Water
  1. Why is water important?
States of Water
  1. How can water change?
Properties of Water
  1. What are the properties of water?

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
Fresh Water Saving Water
  1. What are some ways that Priscilla saved water?
States of Water Changing Water
  1. What changes did Jake notice with his cup of water?

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