Westside High School Lesson Plan Pre-AP
Teacher Name:
Biology Team
Unit Name and #:
Unit 2: Cell Structure &
Function
Unit 3: Cell Growth &
Differentiation
Unit 5: Components of DNA
Course:
Biology
Dates:
4.13.15 – 4.17.15
Wed/Thurs
Tuesday
Monday
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: 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.