SCIENCE
Teacher:
Katie Johnsey
Grade Level: 5th
Monday
Lesson Title: Extreme Science
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a. organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b. organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c. the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: Students will compare and contrast animal adaptations through reading “Blushing Giants” reading link.
Key Vocabulary: compare and contrast
adaptations
Materials/Resources/Technology: reading link “Blushing Giants”
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: read science coach/background information about walruses and hippos to prepare students for reading link
story
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: have students read short story “Blushing Giants” to their shoulder partner and then reread together as a class.
 Guided Practice: answer the questions: How are walruses and hippos adapted to their environment? What is blushing? Why do hippos
stay in water during daytime?
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: students write an answer over each question with a partner and then share with the class for discussion:
How do bodies of water compare in the walrus’ and hippo’s environment? Compare the function of a walrus’ thick blubber with the hippo’s red
slime.
Closure / Summary =15%: students share answers with class and have discussion
Assessment: formative throughout lesson/answers to compare/contract class discussion questions
Tuesday
Lesson Title: Habitats and NIches
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a.
organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b.
organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c.
the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: The student will learn that each kind of organism occupies a particular niche in its habitat.
Key Vocabulary: adaptation
Habitat
Niche
symbiosis
Materials/Resources/Technology: pages B38 – B43, science folder, elmo, discovery education habitats and niches video 12.33 minutes
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: do WW acticity to intro new vocab then put in to folder science folder with main idea statement.
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: orally read lesson 1 page 38-43
 Guided Practice: answer the questions: How is a niche like a position on a sports team? And “describe your habitat. Which things in
your habitat help you to survive?”
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: watch vide habitats and niches from DE
Closure / Summary =15%: compare and contrast habitats and niches in a statement on the board produced collectively by the class with
teacher guidance
Assessment: formative throughout lesson
Monitor or Adjust: as needed through observation during lesson
Wednesday
Lesson Title: habitats and Niches cont
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a.
organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b.
organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c.
the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: The student will learn that each kind of organism occupies a particular niche in its habitat.
Key Vocabulary: adaptation
Habitat
Niche
symbiosis
Materials/Resources/Technology: SGA, SGB, science folder, WW, compare and contrast graphic organizer
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: review new vocab doing WW chants and rereading main idea from folder
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: fill in compare and contrast graphic organizer together
 Guided Practice: students reread the lesson with a partner then complete SGB in their group
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: SGA What are habitats and niches?
Closure / Summary =15%: students place visual summary in to folder with teacher guidance
Assessment: teacher will check folder and check main idea, vocab and visual summary over lesson 1
Monitor or Adjust:
Thursday
Lesson Title: What factors affect ecosystems? Lesson 2
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a.
organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b.
organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c.
the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: the students will understand through reading and visual aids that the size of population can vary over time and that it
responds to changes in climate and resources.
Key Vocabulary: extinction
Population
Predator
prey
Materials/Resources/Technology: lesson 2 pages 46-53, DE predator and prey extinction video, cause and effect graphic organizer
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: watch DE predator/prey video
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: orally read lesson
 Guided Practice: answer questions: is a balanced ecosystem considered a healthy or unhealthy ecosystem? What causes ecosystems
to support only a limited number of things? How might you adapt to unreasonable cold in our part of the world?
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: add vocab to folder after introduction using WW chants and glossary
Closure / Summary =15%: fill in cause and effect graphic organizer together at Elmo
Assessment: formative throughout and end of unit comprehensive test
Monitor or Adjust:
Friday
Lesson Title: What factors affect ecosystems? Lesson 2
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a.
organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b.
organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c.
the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: the students will understand through reading and visual aids that the size of population can vary over time and that it
responds to changes in climate and resources.
Key Vocabulary: extinction
Population
Predator
prey
Materials/Resources/Technology: SGA, SGB and expanded vocab visual aid
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: review vocab and lesson from yesterday through class discussion. Students work with a partner to write a
statement about what this lesson is about based on yesterday’s reading.
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: play mystery detective and do WW chants with words from lesson 1 and 2 for review
Guided Practice: do a vocab aid together on the words predator and prey
 Independent Practice / SAP =45%: SGA
Closure / Summary =15%: read story “Vanishing Fish”
Assessment: SGB
Monitor or Adjust: