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.
10-26-15 to 10-30-15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: “IWBAT read information from a chart.” And “IWBAT answer questions
from a chart.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum (Life Science & math)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST QUESTION: “What does a graph give us?-email addresses or information?”
2. Students will look at the unique learning graph and answer questions from it.
3. Students will take a poll of the SLL classes in order to create their own graph from the
data.
4. Students will work on their leveled worksheets as IP and turn in for a grade,
answering questions from their own data and graph to solve a challenge question.
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 place items into a terrarium.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum/ Life Science 7 geometry.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will learn what a terrarium is.
2. Students will see steps on what goes into a terrarium.
3. Students will answer the area/perimeter questions from the unique learning
worksheet.
4. Students will fill out their 2D-terrariums within the specified parameters.
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 tell others about biomes.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: modified curriculum/unique learning (life science unit)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will each present their biome group projects to members in the school
community
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: Participation grade- see rubric.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Unique learning books and template, collage and posters.
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Friday
What are we learning? P
Daily Objective: “IWBAT ask a question and make a hypothesis.”
TEKS/AP/Standards: Modified curriculum/life science
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. DO FIRST: “Was sugar a more harmful pollutant than plastic bottles?”
2. Students will read the steps of the science experiment.
3. Students will perform the experiment (attached).
4. Students will answer the questions to test their hypothesis on
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!