Module 12: Adaptation and Offspring- Science 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will identify how local animals adapt to their environment and illustrate animal adaptations. Students will match common animals with their offspring.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Animal Adaptation	clothespins that open and close small items (like beads) scissors glue crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	Animals and Their Offspring	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Animal Adaptation	Identify how local animals adapt to their environment. Illustrate animal adaptations.
2	Animals and Their Offspring	Match common animals with their offspring.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
adaptation camouflage migration hibernation offspring animals animal babies

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Animal Adaptation	6	Animal Adaptation Assignment
2	Animals and Their Offspring	5	Animals and Their Offspring 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
Animal Adaptation	What is an adaptation?
Animals and Their Offspring	How do animals care for their offspring?

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 Adaptation	Observing Local Animals	What adaptations do beavers have? What adaptations do frogs have?
Animals and Their Offspring	Animal Babies	How are baby animals like their parents? What are some names for baby animals?

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	Animal Adaptations	Julie Lundgren	490L
2	How and Why Do Animals Adapt?	Bobbie Kalman	NC650L
3	Animal Habitats	Julie Lundgren	500L
4	Explore My World Baby Animals	Marfe Ferguson Delano	AD510L
5	Incredible Animal Journeys	Mike Unwin
6	Hibernation Station	Michelle Meadows	440L

Module Outing:

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

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