The experiments in this module fall under eight topics that relate to two aspects of life science: Habitats and Communities; and Plant Growth & Changes.

In each section you will find teacher notes designed to provide you guidance with the learning intention, the success criteria, materials needed, a lesson outline, as well as provide some insight on what results to expect when the experiments are conducted. Suggestions for differentiation are also included so that all students can be successful in the learning environment.

Introduction:

• At a Glance – List of Skills

• Introduction

• Table of Contents

• Teacher Assessment Rubric

• Student Self-Assessment Rubric

Lesson Topics:

Lesson One: What is a Habitat?

• Students will learn about what a habitat is, and what living things co-exist in a local area.

Lesson Two: Habitat Investigation

• Students will learn about different types of habitats, and choose one to study.

Lesson Three: A Habitat Creation

• Students will learn about how wood lice depend on their habitat to meet their needs, and how to create a living habitat.

Lesson Four: Food Chains and Webs –Part One

• Students will learn about and build food chains and food webs consisting of different living things.

Lesson Five: Food Chains and Webs – Part Two

• Students will learn about the role of living things as producers, consumers, or decomposers; investigate the benefit of earthworms in making nutrient rich soil.

Lesson Six: Balance in the Natural World

• Students will learn about the biomes of the world and study an ecosystem existing within one.

Lesson Seven: The Human Factor

• Students will learn about the usefulness of plants and animals to humans; consider the positive and negative impacts of human interactions on natural habitats.

Lesson Eight: Plant Parts

• Students will learn about how the main parts of a plant work to help it survive.

Lesson Nine: What Do Plants Need?

• Students will learn about the basic needs of plants in order to grow healthy, and the importance of plants to people and to all living things in the natural environment.

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