Module 11: Living with Nature- Science 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will observe the ways humans and nature support each other and illustrate their observations about humans and nature. Students will illustrate helpful and harmful ways humans interact with nature and identify ways to help preserve the beauty of nature.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Living with Nature I scissors
glue
crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil
2 Living with Nature II glass jars, 2 with metal lids, (medium and large)
celery stalks with the leaves still on
food coloring
water
scissors
glue
crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Living with Nature I
  1. Observe the ways humans and nature support each other.
  2. Illustrate your observations about humans and nature.
2 Living with Nature II
  1. Illustrate helpful and harmful ways humans interact with nature.
  2. Identify ways to help preserve the beauty of nature.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
nature
observe
humans
pollution
recycle
Earth
helpful
harmful

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Living with Nature I 5 Living with Nature Assignment
2 Living with Nature II 6 Living with Nature II 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
Living with Nature I
  1. How do humans and nature help each other?
Living with Nature II
  1. How can humans be helpful and harmful to the Earth?

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
Living with Nature I How do we Help Nature?
  1. How do humans help nature?
Living with Nature II Helping Nature
  1. How can humans help nature?

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