Conyers Middle School
“Learning and Growing Together”
7th Grade Lesson Plans
Week of February 2-6th
Standards/
Elements
Characteristics of
Science Standards
Essential
Questions
Enduring
Understandings
Essential
Vocabulary
S7L5: Students will examine the evolution of living organisms through inherited characteristics that
promote the survival of organisms and the survival of successive generations of their offspring.
a: Explain that physical characteristics of organisms have changed over successive generations (e.g.
Darwin’s finches and peppered moths on Manchester)
S7CS5- Students will use the ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific
and technological matters
a. Observe and explain how parts can be related to other parts in a particular system such as
predator/prey relationships
S7CS6- Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly
c. organize scientific information using appropriate simple tables, charts, and graphs, and identify
the relationships the reveal.
How does change in a species over time effect the populations of earth?
Evolution is the gradual change of a species over a long period of time
Species, Evolution, Natural Selection, Variation, Adaptation, Gradualism, Punctuated Equilibrium,
Charles Darwin, Hypothesis, Theory
Learning Format- Check All
That Apply
Whole Group
Cooperative Group
Flexible Group
Collaborative Pair
Centers/Stations
Other (Please list):
Technology Usage
Assessment- Check All That Apply
Teacher: powerpoint
Polleverywhere
Jeopardy
Student Conferencing
Performance Task
Project
Class Presentation
Test
Quiz
Homework
Ticket Out The Door
CPS Response
Student:
Cell phone
Monday
Tuesday
Other (Please list): polleverywhere.com
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WarmUp/Hook
Resource
Materials
Instructional
Activities/Strat
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Evolution Post
Test
Evolution Post Test
Power point
textbook
Power point
textbook
Answer true or
false:
Answer true or
false:
Evolution post test
retake
Answer true or false:
1. all birds beaks
are capable of the
same skills
1. Vestigial
structure still have
an important role
in their current
organisms?
Answer true or false:
1. Birds and
dogs are in
the same
kingdom?
2. variations are
changes to an
animals
Fill in the blank
power point that
the students will
discuss and fill in
2. Animals that
have a variation
always have an
adaptation?
Students will
rotate through 3
stations.
Station 1- work
with the teacher
on vocab
Station- 2
vocabulary
worksheet
Station 3computer station
to improve the
concept of
Then a brief
introduction of
dichotomous keys
via power point
Parallel teaching
when tutor and Mrs.
Romero are in the
room
The class will be
split into two groups
One groups will
take notes on
dichotomous keys
and I will take a
group and work
through one with
them. We will
switch halfway
through.
1.
dichotomou
s keys use
the way a
species look
to classify
them
Powerpoint to
introduce the 6
kingdoms.
Then the students
will work through a
dichotomous key
on salamanders
adaptations
Differentiation
Teacher will
monitor to help
the lower
students to
guide them
through the
decisions if they
are not able to
work effectively
with their partner
Teacher will work
with a small
group at a time.
Teacher will follow
accommodations
and read test aloud
to those students
that need it.
Provide notes
One-on-one
Splitting the class
into groups that are
closer in ability to
allow for the pacing
to be different to
allow some
students more time
to learn the
material.
Teacher will
provide assistance
by reading the Latin
names aloud.
Writing
Inquiring
Collaboration
Organization
Reading
D.O.K.
C- the students
have to work
together to
complete the
missing terms
Level 1- recall
facts
W- Students will
answer
constructed
response
questions
Level 1- recall
facts about
adaptation and
natural selection
Level 2Students will
analyze a
situation and
construct a
response
Homework sheet
c- collaboration
students will work
together to find the
correct answers
c- students will with
together to find out
a dichotomous key
O- students will
take cornell notes
Level 3- Students
will investigate the
workings of a
dichotomous key
O- students will
take cornell notes
Homework sheet
Homework sheet
Daily Journal(5minutes)
Daily Journal- 5
minutes)
Review
powerpoint of
body systems
Matching activity
between the names
of body systems
and the function of
the system
scavenger hunt.
Writing: Research
in pairs a body
systems.
The students will
watch a video on
cloning and then
cite evidence on
whether or not they
agree with they
Homework
1st pd
Homework
sheet
Advisement
Level 1- recall facts
about adaptation
and natural
selection
Level 2- Students
will analyze a
situation and
construct a
response
Level 2- students
will classify animals
Daily Journal(5minutes)
Test on body
systems
practice.