Westside High School Lesson Plan Prep
Teacher Name:
Biology Team
Unit Name and #:
Unit 12: Biological
Classification
Unit 13:Homeostasis
Unit 14 & 15: Biological
Processes and Systems in
Animals and Plants
Unit 16,17,18: Ecosystems
Tuesday
Monday
Course:
Biology
Dates:
5.11.15 – 5.15.15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review for the Pre-approved Assessment and Final Exam
TEKS/AP/Standards: (S) 8A: Define taxonomy and recognize the importance of a standardized
taxonomic system to the scientific community. (R) 8B: Categorize organisms using a
hierarchical classification system based on similarities and differences shared among groups.
(S) 8C: Compare characteristics of taxonomic groups including archaea, bacteria, protists,
fungi, plants, and animals.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students complete Unit 12 Video on the HUB to review Biological
Classification. Students will begin working in their Spring Semester Review Packet to go over
key concepts.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Questioning over mastery of classification. Students will also
complete test questions from Biology Boot Camp.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete questions through Classification.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review for the Pre-approved Assessment and Final Exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: (S) 11A: Describe the role of internal feedback mechanisms in the
maintenance of homeostasis. (S): 11B: Investigate and analyze how organisms, populations,
and communities respond to external factors. (S) 11C: Summarize the role of
microorganisms in both maintaining and disrupting the health of both organisms and
ecosystems. (S): 9B: Compare the reactants and products of photosynthesis and cellular
respiration in terms of energy and matter. (S) Identify and investigate the role of enzymes.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students complete Unit 13 Video on the HUB to review photosynthesis,
cellular respiration, enzymes, microorganisms, and positive and negative feedback
mechanisms. Students will continue working in their Spring Semester Review Packet to go
over key concepts.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Questioning over mastery of key concepts. Students will also
complete test questions from Biology Boot Camp. Kahoot Review using Laptops
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/pencil, Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete questions on Final Exam review sheet.
Wed/Thurs
Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review for the Pre-approved Assessment and Final Exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: (R): 10A: Describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from
injury or illness in animals. (R): 10B: Describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants. (S): 10C: Analyze
the levels of organization in biological systems and relate the levels to each other and to the
whole system.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students complete Units 14 & 15 Videos on the HUB to review body
systems, plants, and levels of organization. Students will continue working in their Spring
Semester Review Packet to go over key concepts.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Questioning over mastery of body systems and plants. Students will
also complete test questions from Biology Boot Camp. Kahoot Review using Laptops
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen, Pencil, Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete all questions from Final Exam Review Packet.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review for the Pre-approved Assessment and Final Exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: (R) 12C: Analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels
using various models including food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids. (S) 12E:
Describe the flow of matter through the carbon and nitrogen cycles and explain the
consequences of disrupting these cycles. (S) 12F: Describe how environmental change can
impact ecosystem stability. (R) 11D: Describe how events and processes that occur during
ecological succession can change populations and species diversity. (S) 12B: Compare
variations and adaptations of organisms in different ecosystems. (S) 12D: Recognize that
long-term survival of species is dependent on changing resource bases that are limited. (R)
12A: Interpret relationships including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and
competition among organisms.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students complete Units 16 & 17 Videos on the HUB to review ecology.
Students will continue working in their Spring Semester Review Packet to go over key
concepts.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Questioning over mastery of ecology. Students will also complete test
questions from Biology Boot Camp. Kahoot Review using Laptops
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, pen/pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study all Review material for Pre-Approved District Assessment. This test will
count as a major grade.