Name: Mary Jane Probola
Date: 09/15/2014
Content Area: Chemistry
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Length of Lesson: 2 week
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Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor): S11.C.1.1.1
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to: Explain the structure of
matter, its properties, and what happens when one
material comes in contact with another
 The students will be able to identify the differences
between mixtures, weight, mass, volume ,and
quantity
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Everything around you is
concerned with chemistry and the
changes chemicals can undergo
Essential Questions: What is the
smallest unit of chemistry? What are
the classifications of chemistry?
Understanding Goals (Concepts): Everything
can be classified as matter, energy, or space
Vocabulary: chemical, chemical reaction,
states of matter, reactant, product,
matter,volume, mass, weight,quantity, unit,
conversion factor ,physical property, density,
chemical property, atom,pure substance,
element, molecule, compound, mixture,
homogeneous, heterogeneous
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Students will complete their notebooks with daily
Other Evidence: students will complete group projects, quizzes on
notes on the right side of the page and charts graphs and assignments on vocabulary, unit tests
the left.
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Chemistry books, binders, interactive notebook,
colored pencils, projector, video
CONTENT AREA READING:
Formative Assessment(s):
#1. Think-Pair-Share
#2. Graphic Organizers
#3. Summarizing Main Ideas
Others:
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons)
Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Cooperative Education
Others:
Scaffolding used:
#1. Guided Notes
#2 . Teacher Promping
Others:
Describe usage:
Describe usage:
Procedures
Assignments
Monday
Tuesday
Date 9/15
Day A
Date 9/16
Day B
 Review calculating
 students will group
Scientific notation, sig
into 3 and work as a
figs
group to answer 3
section question.
 Read pages 21-28
Section 3 pg 28
together. Students will
be asked to write one of
 students will present
the definitions of the
questions along with
bolded words on the
their answers to the
board in their own words
class
for the class.
 students will complete
the chart on matter
 Do it now: Look at the
 Do it Now: 5
following examples and
conversion problems
decide if they are a
mixture or not and
explain your answer
Wednesday
Date 9/17
Day A
 Chapter Review: pages
31-33 #1-30
Thursday
Date 9/18
Day B
 Standardized Test
Prep pg 34-35
Friday
Date 9/19
Day A
 Chapter 1 Test
 Do it Now:Using graph
paper, construct a line
graph showing
density. Hint page 16
 Do it Now:Create a
mnemonic device for
the 7 diatomic
elements: Hydrogen,
Nitrogen, Oxygen,
Florince,Chlorine,
Bromine, Iodine (Have
no Fear of Ice-Cold
Beer)
 Do it Now:Relax and
do well
* Include Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, & Scaffolding