LEARNING—FOCUS STRATEGIES
Lesson Planning Form
Teacher(s)
Grade Level
Subject
7th
Science
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A. Sykes
GPS
Demonstrate in a food web that matter is transferred from one organism to another and can recycle
between organisms and their environments.
Explain in a food web that sunlight is the source of energy and that this energy moves from organism to
organism.
Recognize that changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of both individuals and entire
species.
Categorize relationships between organisms that are competitive or mutually beneficial.
Concept, Topic, Skill
Ecology, food webs, symbiosis
Essential Question(s)
Activator:
(ex: kwl, word maps, wordsplash, etc)
How do living things obtain the energy they need? How do living things interact in an
ecosystem? How is energy transferred in an ecosystem? What are food chains and food
webs? How does energy flow in an ecosystem? What are the types of symbiosis?
KUDS, Word Maps, Picture Vocabulary, Brainpop: Food Chain, Flash Card Practice, Brainpop:
Symbiosis
Key Vocabulary to Preview
Teaching Strategies
Include Graphic Organizer(s)
(Which one and how will it be
used?)
Living Things Need Energy Food Web, Ecosystems: A Natural Balance Rdg Guide, Energy
Pyramid diagram, Environmental Enigma Vocabulary Wksht, Interaction of Living Things
Powerpoint notes, Predator-Prey Relationships, Types of Interactions Rdg Guide, Symbiosis
Rdg Comp, Ecology Graphic Organizer
Summarizer
Answer EQ’s , Name the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem. Name 3 types
of symbiosis. Vocabulary Reviews
Extended Thinking
Create food webs from pictures of organisms.
Soap Opera Symbiosis
Make drawings of interactions by creating comics
Academic Focus
List description of planned
activity.
Assisted notetaking
Highlighted key facts
Verbal and written prompts
Color coded flashcards
Extra Time
Reduced assignments
One on one