Westside High School Lesson Plan Prep
Teacher Name:
Biology Team
Unit Name and #:
Unit 2: Cell Structure &
Function
Unit 3: Cell Growth &
Differentiation
Unit 5: Components of DNA
Wed/Thurs
Tuesday
Monday
Course:
Biology
Dates:
4.13.15 – 4.17.15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review cell organelles and prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells.
TEKS/AP/Standards: (S) 4A: Compare & contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Matching card game over cellular organelles and their respective
functions.
Review of organelles through “I Have…, Who Has” classroom activity.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Each round will be timed, mastery will be achieved when the
classroom can complete the activity in 45 seconds or less.
Quiz over mastery of biomolecules
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Fill in Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review membrane transport through a card sort activity.
TEKS/AP/Standards: (R) 4B: Investigate & explain cellular processes, including homeostasis,
energy conversions, transport of molecules, and synthesis of new molecules.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students will work in groups to sort membrane transport facts into a 5
way matrix. After the cards are sorted student will begin playing membrane transport game.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Teacher will check the game matrix for accuracy.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review membrane transport
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review concepts of mitosis and meiosis through a cell cycle
game activity.
TEKS/AP/Standards: (R) 5A: Describe the stages of the cell cycle, including deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) replication and mitosis, and the importance of the cell cycle to the growth of
organisms. (R) 6G: Recognize the significance of meiosis to sexual reproduction.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students will review mitosis and meiosis through drawings with
explanation and cell cycle game.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Teacher will review drawings and explanations for accuracy.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen, Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review Mitosis/Meiosis
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
TEKS/AP/Standards: (R) 5A: Describe the stages of the cell cycle, including deoxyribonucleic acid
Friday
(DNA) replication and mitosis, and the importance of the cell cycle to the growth of organisms. (R)
6G: Recognize the significance of meiosis to sexual reproduction. (R) 6A: Identify components of
DNA, and describe how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Continuation of cell cycle game if necessary. Review of DNA through
independent reading and kahoot activity.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Quiz over biomolecules.
Checks for Understanding: Scores will be taken from kahoot activity.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Lap Tops, pen/pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review all material covered in class this week for STAAR exam.