CMS Lesson Plan Template Teacher: Jolly-Smith Course/Level: 7th Grade Life Science
Week of:
Focused
Standard/Element(s)
Monday 3/2/15
Tuesday 3/3/15
Wednesday 3/4/15
S7L4 Students will examine the
dependence of organisms on one
another and their environments.
S7L4 Students will examine the
dependence of organisms on one another
and their environments.
S7L4 Students will examine the
dependence of organisms on one another
and their environments.
B. Explain in a food web that sunlight is
a source of energy and that this energy
moves from organism to organism.
B. Explain in a food web that sunlight is a
source of energy and that this energy
moves from organism to organism.
B. Explain in a food web that sunlight is a
source of energy and that this energy
moves from organism to organism.
E. Describe the characteristics of Earth's
major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical
rainforest, savanna, temperate forest,
desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and
aquatic communities (i.e., freshwater,
estuaries, and marine).
E. Describe the characteristics of Earth's
major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical
rainforest, savanna, temperate forest,
desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and
aquatic communities (i.e., freshwater,
estuaries, and marine).
E. Describe the characteristics of Earth's
major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical
rainforest, savanna, temperate forest,
desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and
aquatic communities (i.e., freshwater,
estuaries, and marine).
What is the difference between hot
and cold deserts?
Which biome is on your bucket list?
Which biome is on your bucket list?
Compare hot and cold deserts.
Which biome would you most like to
live in and why?
Begin presentations of favorite biome.
Essential
Question(s)
Opening (5-10 min)
Brain Pop Video on the types of
desert and quiz
Choose a biome that you would like to
live in and describe the biome and
explain why you would like to live
there.
Present your bucket list biome.
Discuss EQ
Discuss the EQ
Continue presentations
Paired groups, peer tutors, and
individualized instructions when
needed.
Paired groups, peer tutors, and
individualized instructions when needed.
Paired groups, peer tutors, and
individualized instructions when needed.
Work-Time
Activities (40 min)
Closure Activity (10
min)
Differentiation
Strategies
(targeting student
growth)
Focused
Standard/Element(s)
Essential
Question(s)
Thursday 3/5/15
Friday3/6/15
S7L4 Students will examine the
dependence of organisms on one
another and their environments.
S7L4 Students will examine the
dependence of organisms on one another
and their environments.
B. Explain in a food web that sunlight is
a source of energy and that this energy
moves from organism to organism.
B. Explain in a food web that sunlight is a
source of energy and that this energy
moves from organism to organism.
E. Describe the characteristics of Earth's
major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical
rainforest, savanna, temperate forest,
desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and
aquatic communities (i.e., freshwater,
estuaries, and marine).
E. Describe the characteristics of Earth's
major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical
rainforest, savanna, temperate forest,
desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and
aquatic communities (i.e., freshwater,
estuaries, and marine).
Additional Notes
Opening (5-10 min)
Work-Time
Activities (40 min)
Closure Activity (10
min)
Paired groups, peer tutors, and
individualized instructions when
needed.
Differentiation
Strategies
(targeting student
growth)
Paired groups, peer tutors, and
individualized instructions when needed.