Westside High School Lesson Plan
Salinas, Kristen
Unit Name and #:
Course:
SLC 9-12
Dates:
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Unit 10, Life Science,
knowing our
ecosystem.
10-19-15 to 10-23-15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “IWBAT remember how people can help an ecosystem.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum (Life Science)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will learn the unit vocaululary terms (paper, hunting, grassland, and
ecosystem.”
2. DO FIRST QUESTION: Gallery walk with pictures of the unit words.
3. Students will answer the questions, “What are some ways people can change the
ecosystem?”
4. Students will engage in choral reading and independent reading of the unit story,
chapter 6.
5. Students will answer the comprehension questions at the bottom of each page of the
story.
6. Students will work on their leveled worksheets as IP and turn in for a grade.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit tickets / participation grade
Checks for Understanding: CFUs at all bridge points/ cold calls/ exit tickets
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Monday folders with the Unique learning book and pictures supports as needed.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “IWBAT share information and opinions about trees.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum/ Life Science
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST QUESTION: “What do we get from trees?- paper or potatoes?”
2. Students will look at the displayed “awareness” photos from unique learning.
3. Students will read the “importance of trees” script from unique learning.
4. Students will take turns practicing reading the script out loud.
5. Students will watch a video on what happens when trees disappear from an
ecosystem.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit ticket
Checks for Understanding: Exit ticket/do first/CFUs throughout lesson
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Tuesday folder, laptops, unique materials
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Wednesday/Thursday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “IWBAT say and define words from this unit.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: modified curriculum/unique learning (life science unit)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will take a vocabulary quiz on unit terms;
Grasslands, desert, bird, mammal, food chain, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, hiding,
extinct, hunting, paper, environment, community, ecosystem and habitat.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: TEST
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Unique learning books and template.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Friday
What are we learning? PART 3 of 3
Daily Objective: “IWBAT to work in a group to create a biome collage.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum/life science
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST: “Which biome has no trees and polar bears?- the desert or the
tundra?”
2. Students will go through magazines, cut out pictures and create a group biome for
the pre-selected ecosystems.
3. Students will turn in their biome and present them for a participation grade as
well as a major grade.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: observation during group work / presentations.
Checks for Understanding: observations.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: magazines, collage materials.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: N/A
Have a great weekend!