Monmouth Regional High School Lesson Plan Format
Name: Mary Russo
Daily Objective
Stated in Bloom’s Taxonomy
*Include NJCCCS
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
MONDAY
Students Will Know And Be Able To:
Ch. 4 Ecosystems and Communities
Section 4.2 Niches and Community Interactions
Pages 99-105
Identify factors that influence climate.
Define Niche
Students Will Know And Be Able To:
Ch. 4 Ecosystems and Communities. Section 4.2
Niches and Community Interactions Pages 99-105
continued from yesterday.
Teaching Assignment: Biology
Methods
(Include anticipatory set, procedure/activities, and
closure)
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Do now: Name 3 greenhouse gasses.
Niches and Community Interactions, Section 42 with power point.
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Homework:
Identify the three types of symbiotic relationships
in nature
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Students Will Know And Be Able To:
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Describe the role competition plays in shaping
communities.
Describe the role predation and herbivory play in
shaping communities
Students Will Know And Be Able To:
Ch. 4 Ecosystems and Communities: Section 4.5
Aquatic Ecosystems Pages 117-121.
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Assessments
Indicate Days
M,T,W,R,F
___TW_______Differential strategies
_____W_____Authentic assessment
_________Peer learning
________M__Class discussion
__________Teacher-guided instruction
__________Essay
________W__Discovery learning
____MTWR______Homework
__________Games
__________Journal/response writing
___T_______Technology integration
__________Graphic organizers
__________Independent research/studies
______TW____Lab reports
______W____Interest groups/centers/stations
__________Learning log
__________Literature circles
____TW______Observations
__________Modeling
__________Open-ended questions
________W__Multiple intelligences options
__________Performance
____MTWR______Notet-taking graphic
__________Portfolios
organizers
__________Presentation
__________Open-ended activities
__________Project
___TW_______Simulations
__________Reading/writing workshop
Do Now: Name 3 aquatic ecosystems.
Students will complete section 4.5 notes using a
power point presentation.
Students may work on Study Guides for test
tomorrow on CH. 3 and Ch. 4.
__________Higher Order Thinking Skills
__________Running records
__________Role playing, skits/presentations
__________Student conference
__________Tiered activities/labs
____W______Student self-assessment
Homework:
____M______Instructional handouts
__________Student-choice assessment
__________Journal responses
_______F___Tests/quizzes
__________Writer’s workshop
__________Other_________________
__________Other____________________
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4.2 Worksheet due
Do Now: What is a keystone species?
4.2 notes to be completed today.
Activity 4.2: Make a short story about 2
organisms that are involved in a symbiotic
relationship. Read your story to the class. (about
-2 paragraphs).
Homework:
Finish up 4.2 Worksheet
Do Now: What is camouflage?
Students will spend 2 class periods outside on
the field. They will collect and count colored
paperclips to see which color “animals” are more
easily spotted in their environments.
Students will repeat the experiements in more
than one area.
They will work together to create a graph of
their findings.
Homework: study guide due tomorrow
Identify the major categories of freshwater
ecosystems.
Discuss factors that affect aquatic ecosystems.
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Students Will Know And Be Able To:
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Do Now: What is an estuary?
Take out Study Guides to be checked.
Chapter 3 and 4 Test: Focus will be on Ch. 4 as
we quizzed on Ch. 3 already.
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Homework:
Assess understanding of ch.3 and ch 4 Ecology
Unit, Parts 1 and 2.
Instructional Strategies
Indicate Days
M,T,W,R,F
_____TW_____Anecdotal notes
due tomorrow.
Lab: (Period 2 students will do lab on Tues.)
Ecology Lab: Effects of camouflage predetor-prey
relationships and climate on Population numbers.
Unit Topic: Ch. 4: Ecosystems
and Communities Continued….
_____TW_____Cooperative learning
Wednesday.
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Week Of: 11-8-10
Study for test tomorrow.
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