HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name : Rebecca Rutkowski
Subject : science
Proposed Dates: Sept 8-Sept 30
Grade Level (s) 7
Building : WHEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title: An Introduction to Earth Science
Essential Questions:
• What are the skills and attitudes that scientists use to learn about the world?
• What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
• What are the big ideas of Earth Science?
• What are the branches of Earth Science?
• How do scientists use models?
• How do scientists maintain safety in their laboratories?
• What are the essential safety rules in a science lab?
Standards: PA Core Standards, PA Academic Standards/Anchors (based on subject):
S7.A.1.1.1: Distinguish between a scientific theory and a general opinion, explaining how a theory is supported with evidence.
S7.A.1.1.2: Develop questions that can be answered through scientific inquiry and/or technological design
7.A.1.1.3: Use evidence such as observations or experimental results to support inferences.
S7.A.2:
Processes, Procedures, and Tools of Scientific Investigations
S7.A.2.1: Apply knowledge of scientific investigation or technological design in different contexts to make inferences, solve problems, and/or answer
questions.
Summative Unit Assessment :
Summative Assessment Objective
Assessment Method (check one)
Students Will____Rubric ___Checklist ____UnitTest ____Group____StudentSelf-Assessment
Other (explain) Interactive Notebooks, which incorporate several of the summative assessments listed.
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DAILY PLAN
Day
1
2
Objective (s)
DOK
LEVEL
Students will-Explain and
illustrate the tools of
scientists . Explain the
difference between
scientific theory and
scientific law
1,2
Students will explain the
steps of the scientific
method.
1,2,3
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Activities / Teaching Strategies
Notes from Power point-What is science.
Illustrate tools of a scientist.
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Materials / Resources
power point, student INB,
colored pencils
Assessment of Objective (s)
Formative-student drawings
of tools
Questions on powerpoint.
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
Notes on scientific method
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students will work through the
steps of the scientific method in
the INB.
FormativeSummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
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4
1,2,3
Students will-Use evidence
from investigations to clearly
describe relationships and
communicate and support
conclusions.
short video on the scientific method
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students will continue to
work through the steps of the
scientific method in the INB.
Formative-method used to solve
ordinary problems.
1,2,3
Students will-Use evidence
from investigations to clearly
describe relationships and
communicate and support
conclusions.
Finish the scientific method steps.
Video-USGS “Its Not Just Rocks”
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video
questions for their INB
Formative-video questions
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
Students will make inferences
based on scientific models.
1,2
5
What is Earth Science? PowerPoint on
branches of earth science.
Assign an activity where they find an article
about one of the four Branches in a
newspaper, magazine or online news source.
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power point on branches of
Earth Science
magazines, newspapers
scissors
Formative-branches of earth
science wordle
Summative-
Student Self - AssessmentStudents will-make inferences
based on scientific models (e.g.,
charts, graphs, diagrams
1,2
Work on newspaper activity.
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6
Allow some class time to find
articles in the newspapers
and magazines you've
supplied or students have
brought to class.
FormativeSummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
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8
9
Students will :Describe the
safe and appropriate use of
instruments and scales to
accurately and safely make
measurements under a
variety of conditions.
3,4
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students make a concept map. Ask your
students to refer to the safety contract or
remember from last year. Draw a circle in the
center of a sheet of white paper. Label
it,"Science Safety Rules" Draw four lines out
from circle (spider legs.) Label the lines with
major components of safety, such as fire,
eyes, glassware. Then draw "feet" off the
legs with a specific rule, paraphrased. Have
the students add color and sketches.
safety rules from text
paper
colored pencils
Formative-concept map
Students will :Describe the
safe and appropriate use of
instruments and scales to
accurately and safely make
measurements under a
variety of conditions.
3,4
Hand out the same scenario of a broken lab
rule to each team. Hand out a set of Safety
Rules Pieces. Teams put their heads together
and quietly pick out all the rules that were
broken in the scenario.
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Lab Safety Equipment
Senarios Game
Formative-Find someone who
knows Safety
Students will apply
measurement systems to
record and interpret
observations under a
variety of conditions.
3,4
Have small groups of students move from
station to station, following the directions on
a Lab sheet and answering the questions. Set
up general lab situations and ask safetyrelated questions. I use a timer and give the
groups about 3 minutes per station.
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Stations-Lab safety
On-line self correction quiz:
http://www.proprofs.com/qu
izschool/story.php?title=middle
-school-science-lab-safetyquiz
Formative: Lab safety
station questions
Summative-
Student Self - AssessmentOn-line safety quiz, self
correcting
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Students will be able to
successfully attain a passing
grade on the chapter test.
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Test-Earth Science chapter 1
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Chapter 1 test
Summative-chapter 1 test