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

Module Overview:

In this module, students will identify and sort nocturnal and diurnal animals. Students will explain how bats are different than other animals, use facts and opinions to describe them, understand how bats can be helpful and be introduced to the idea of echolocation.

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	Explain the difference between diurnal and nocturnal animals. Identify diurnal and nocturnal animals.
2	All About Bats	Illustrate how bats fly at night. 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	What do nocturnal and diurnal mean?
All About Bats	What is a bat?

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	Moonlight Flight	What are some animals go to sleep when the sun sets? What are some animals that come out at night? What creatures are awake at night in the pond? What creature is awake all night in the tree?
All About Bats	Echolocation	How do bats sleep? Why do they make high-pitched sounds? How do the sounds help them find food? How are the ripples of water like sound?

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
1	Where Are the Night Animals	Mary Ann Fraser
2	Forest Bright, Forest Night	Jennifer Ward
3	Bat Loves the Night	Nicola Davies

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Observe and record the animals you can see in the day in your neighborhood. Then learn about nocturnal animals in your neighborhood. Do you know where they sleep when they are not active?