Module 28: Patterns and Cycles of Plants- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify characteristics and parts of trees, collect and display the leaves of local trees, and compare and contrast trees and leaves. They will learn to explain how trees and plants adapt to changes in the environment and compare and contrast deciduous and coniferous trees. Students will learn to describe each stage of a bean's life cycle and make observations about a bean's life cycle.

Module Materials:

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

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Trees and Leaves
  1. Identify characteristics and parts of trees.
  2. Collect and display the leaves of local trees.
  3. Compare and contrast trees and leaves.
2 Plant Patterns
  1. Explain how trees and plants adapt to changes in the environment.
  2. Compare and contrast deciduous and coniferous trees.
3 Life Cycle of a Bean
  1. Describe each stage of a bean's life cycle.
  2. Make observations about a bean's life cycle.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
properties
plant parts
deciduous
coniferous
germinate
life cycle

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Trees and Leaves 6 Parts of a Tree Assignment
2 Plant Patterns 6 Tree Patterns Assignment
3 Life Cycle of a Bean 6 Bean Life Cycle Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Trees and Leaves After completing this lesson, ask your student to draw and label the parts of a tree and list three things they learned about trees.
2 Plant Patterns After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the characteristics of deciduous and coniferous trees.
3 Life Cycle of a Bean After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the life cycle of a bean plant.

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
Trees and Leaves
  1. What are the characteristics of trees?
Plant Patterns
  1. How do plants grow and change throughout the year?
Life Cycle of a Bean
  1. How does a bean grow?

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
1 The Magic and Mystery of Trees Jen Green
2 One Little Bean Cecil Kim and Chiara Dattola

Module Outing:

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

# Outing