HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name : L. Welsh
Subject :
Science
Start Date(s):
9/22/14
Grade Lev(s): 4
Building : MMEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title:
Human Body Systems :
Compare and Contrast several body systems.
Essential Questions: What organs make of each system?
How do body systems work together?
What are the nutrients that make up foods?
How does each system work?
Standards:
PA Core Standards
CC.8.5: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text- with
emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual
evidence.
CC.8.6: Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to
Convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.
S4.B.1.1.1 Identify life processes of living things.
Summative Unit Assessment :
Summative Assessment Objective
Assessment Method (check one)
Students will- be able to compare and contrast different body systems .They
will explain how each works, and what part nutrients play in the body
systems.
____ Rubric ___ Checklist ___x_ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
__x__ Other (explain) Label body systems
Voc. study
Day
Objective (s)
Students will be able to define
vocabulary words from Lesson 1..
DOK
LEVEL
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
1
W,I
Materials / Resources
Science textbook
Notebooks
Students will use the glossary to find the meaning of
voc. words.
1
Assessment of Objective (s)
FormativeClass discussion
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment
Students will be able to identify
parts of the digestive system.
1
Read and discuss Lesson 1. Students will answer
questions at the end of the lesson.
2
I
Science textbook
Notebooks
Graphic organizer
Formative-Review questions
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
3
Students will be able to summarize
the important information and
complete notes on main concepts
in the lesson.
2
Students will reread the lesson with a partner and
summarize the important concepts. Students will take
notes in their notebook.
S
Science Textbook
Notebooks
White board or overhead projector
Formative- read summaries
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
Students will be able name and
explain the parts of the digestive
system.
2
Students will draw and label a diagram of the digestive
system.
W
Overhead projector
Formative-cross section diagrams
Summative-
4
Student Self - AssessmentStudents will be assessed on their
knowledge and understanding of
the digestive system.
5
2
Students answer questions pertaining to their
diagrams.
I
Science textbook
Formative-check questions on the
board
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
Students will be able to define voc.
in Lesson 2.
1
Students will use the glossary to find definitions to
Lesson 2 voc.
W,I
Science Textbook
Notebooks
White board
Formative-class discussion
Summative-
6
Student Self - Assessment-
Day
Objective (s)
7
Students will explain the
differences between organs in the
respiratory system and those in
the circulatory system.
DOK
LEVEL
1
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
Students will write a paragraph or their own sentences
using the word they defined in Lesson 2 to show they
can differentiate between organs of the respiratory and
circulatory systems.
S
Materials / Resources
Science Textbook
Notebook
Assessment of Objective (s)
Formative-class discussion
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
8
Students will be able to compare
and contrast the two systems in
Lesson 2.
1
Science Textbook
Read and discuss Lesson 2. Students will answer
questions at the end of the lesson.
Formative-class discussion
W
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
9
Students will be able to summarize
the important information and
complete notes on main concepts
in the lesson.
2
Students will reread the lesson with a partner and
summarize the important concepts. Students will take
notes in their notebook.
S
Science Textbook
Notebook
Formative-read summaries
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
Students will define voc. in Lesson
3.
1
Students will use the glossary to find vocabulary words
and write the definition and their own sentence using
the terms in Lesson 3.
I
Science Textbook
Notebook
Formative-class discussion
Summative-
10
Student Self - Assessment-
11
Students will be able to explain the
difference between the skeletal
system and muscular system.
1
Read and discuss Lesson 2. Students will answer
questions at the end of the lesson.
W
Science Textbook
Notebook
Formative- go over questions orally
Summative- Voc. quiz
Student Self - Assessment-
12
Students will--be able to
summarize the important
information and complete notes
on main concepts in the lesson
S
Students will reread the lesson with a partner and
summarize the important concepts. Students will take
notes in their notebook. Students will complete a study
guide.
Social Studies Textbook
Notebook
FormativeSummative- Chapter Test
Student Self - Assessment-