Module 33-Social Studies 4B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will learn about famous scientists and inventors. Students will learn about the connection between science and industry. Students will learn about technological advances. Students will predict and draw up plans for future invention.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Famous American Scientists	sheet of paper (1) scissors pen or pencil
2	Famous American Inventors	1 sheet of paper scissors pen or pencil
3	Science and Industry	1 sheet of paper scissors pen or pencil
4	Technology	1 sheet of paper scissors pen or pencil
5	The Future	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Famous American Scientists	Match four American scientists to their most notable discoveries.
2	Famous American Inventors	Match four American inventors to their inventions.
3	Science and Industry	Match four science fields and/or discoveries to their industries.
4	Technology	Match four technological advances to the dates they were invented.
5	The Future	Predict and draw up plans for a future invention.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
scientist study research inventor invention innovation science industry discovery technology improvement product idea innovator predict

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
5	The Future	8	What's Your Idea?

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Guiding Questions
Video Questions

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
Famous American Scientists	Can you name some of the most important American scientists?
Famous American Inventors	Who are some famous American inventors?
Science and Industry	How are Science and Industry connected?
Technology	How has technology made improvements to the world?
The Future	What might the future hold for inventions?

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
Famous American Scientists	Famous American Scientists	Who were some of the famous scientists mentioned in this video?
Famous American Inventors	Famous American Inventors	Who are some famous American inventors?
Technology	Technology	How have things changed over time due to technology?

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