HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name : L. Welsh
Subject :
Science
Start Date(s):
12/15-1/9
Grade Lev(s): 4
Building : MMEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title:
Responses of Living Things
Essential Questions: How do organisms detect and respond to stimuli?
What is the difference between external and internal stimuli?
What is the difference between learned and inherited behavior?
What is an instinct?
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 explain the difference between stimulus and
response, and site examples.
____ Rubric ___ Checklist ___x_ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
__x__ Other (explain) Label body
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 distinguish
btwn. a stimulus and response.
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 to explain the
difference btwn. a learned and
inherited behavior.
2
Students will draw Venn diagrams comparing and
contrasting both behaviors.
W
Overhead projector
Formative Venn diagrams
Summative-
4
Student Self - Assessment-
5
Students will be assessed on their
knowledge and understanding of
the stimulus and response and
learned and inherited behaviors.
2
Students will 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)
. Students will be able to identify
and explain voc. from Lesson 2.
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 .
S
Materials / Resources
Science Textbook
Notebook
7
Assessment of Objective (s)
Formative-class discussion
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
8
Students will be able to give
examples of learned and inherited
behaviors.
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 be able to find
answers to questions assessing
their knowledge of Ch. 3.
1
Students will complete a study guide by using their
notes from Ch. 3.
Students will be assessed on voc. from Ch. 3
I
Science Textbook
Notebook
Formative-class discussion
Summative- go over questions
orally
10
Student Self - Assessment-Voc. quiz
11
Students will be assessed on all
major concepts in Ch. 3
1
Students will take the Ch. 3 test after reviewing their
study guides.
W
Science Textbook
Notebook
Formative-
Summative- Ch. 3 Test
Student Self - AssessmentS
FormativeSummative-
12
Student Self - Assessment-