Westside High School Lesson Plan Prep
Biology Team
Unit Name and #:
Unit 14
Course:
Biology
Dates:
2.16.15 – 2.20.15
Wed/Thurs
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Biological Processes in
Animals and Plants
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will complete guided notes and interactive activity for plants.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
10B: Describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the functions of transport,
reproduction, and response in plants.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Plant Notes. Discussion, Questioning, and Label different parts of the
plant. Students will learn about xylem, phloem and what their significance is to plants.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Group discussion activity. Completing written assignment.
Checks for Understanding: Completed Plants Homework from Friday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil, Notebook
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete class activity.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will discuss and answer questions about plants.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 10B: Describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the
functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants.
How will we learn it?
Plant Gizmo-students will use their laptops to complete a gizmo about plants.
Plant Notes-Students will continue taking notes on plants. Students will learn about
flowering plants versus cone bearing plants. Students will also go into more detail regarding
a plant’s roots, stems, and leaves.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Group discussion activity
Checks for Understanding: Questioning
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil, Notebook
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete Gizmo assignment for Homework if not done in class.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will learn more about plants during a lab.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 10B: Describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the
functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Plant Lab-Stations will be set up in the lab area that includes many
different types of plants. Students will view microscopes slides, look at lab setups including:
carrot and beet roots, xylem and phloem station showing transport in celery and carnations,
pine cones and flowering plants, cactus plants, they will also identify the male and female
parts of a flower, in addition to many other setups.
Friday
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Completion of Lab
Checks for Understanding: Plant Quiz
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil, Notebook
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Text reading on plants.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will complete guided notes over plants.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 10B Describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the
functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students will complete guided notes. Students will take notes on Plant
Response: Thigmotropism, Phototropism, and Gravitropism.
Students will complete a lab activity using Plant Response Cards.
Students will be given a Plant Review Guide for their upcoming test.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Warm-Up, Exit Ticket.
Checks for Understanding: Question and discussion.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil, Notebook
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete Plant Review Packet, Plant Test February 25th/26th, 2015