Module 20: Nocturnal and Diurnal- Science 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Nocturnal and Diurnal crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
pens or pencils
2 All About Bats crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Nocturnal and Diurnal
  1. Explain the difference between diurnal and nocturnal animals.
  2. Identify diurnal and nocturnal animals.
2 All About Bats
  1. Illustrate how bats fly at night.
  2. Determine the difference between facts and opinions about bats.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
nocturnal
diurnal
animals
bats
echolocation
mammal
fact
opinion

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
2 All About Bats 6 All About Bats 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
Nocturnal and Diurnal
  1. What is the difference between a nocturnal and diurnal animal?
All About Bats
  1. What is the difference between a nocturnal and diurnal animal?

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
Nocturnal and Diurnal Night in the Rain Forest
  1. What is a kinkachu a relative of?
  2. Why do some animals in the Rain Forest have a thick fur?
  3. How does the cricket's shape help protect him?
Nocturnal and Diurnal Bats
  1. Discuss 5 things you learned about bats from this video.
All About Bats Night in the Rain Forest
  1. What is a kinkachu a relative of?
  2. Why do some animals in the Rain Forest have a thick fur?
  3. How does the cricket's shape help protect him?
All About Bats Bats
  1. Discuss 5 things you learned about bats from this video.

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