HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name : L. Welsh
Subject : Science
Start Date(s): 11/11/14
Building : MMEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title: Ecosystems
Essential Questions: What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem?
What effect do nonliving parts of the ecosystem have on living parts?
What is the difference between a consumer and a producer?
How do living things help each other meet their needs?
Standards: CC.8.5: Reading Informational Text:
CC.8.6 Students write for different purposes and audiences
S4.B.1.1.1 Identify life processes of living things
S4. B. 3.1.1 Describe the living and nonliving components of a local ecosystem
S4.B.3.1.2 Describe interactions between living and nonliving components of a local ecosystem
Summative Unit Assessment : Chapter Quiz and Test
Notebook
Summative Assessment Objective
Students will-be able to describe the life cycles of some plants and animals.
They will also be able to explain why offspring tend to look like their parent.
Assessment Method (check one)
____ Rubric ___ Checklist __x__ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
__x__ Other (explain) Draw diagrams of cycles.
Grade Level(s): 4
Day
Objective (s)
Students will-be able to define voc.
from Lesson 1.
DOK
LEVEL
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
1
W,I
Materials / Resources
Science textbook
Notebook
Students will use the glossary to find the meaning of
words.
1
Assessment of Objective (s)
FormativeClass discussion
Teacher observation
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
Students will-be able to describe
the life cycle of flowering plants.
1
Students will read and discuss Lesson 1.They will draw
and label a diagram of a plants life cycle.
2
I
Science textbook
Notebooks
diagrams
FormativeSummative- review questions
Student Self - Assessment-
Students will-be able to compare
the life cycles of different plants.
2
Students will reread the lesson with a partner and
summarize important concepts. Notes will be taken in
the Science notebook.
3
S
Science Textbook
Notebook
Whiteboard, projector,diagrams
FormativeSummative- Read summaries
Student Self - Assessment-
Students will-define voc. from
Lesson 2.
1
Students will define the words using the glossary.
W,
Textbook
Notebook
FormativeSummative-
4
Student Self - Assessment-checking
with paartner
Students will-l be able to
compare/contrast the 2 types of
metamorphosis.
2
Students will write paragraphs and use a Venn diagram
to compare/contrast metamorphosis.
S,W
Science textbook
Notebook
Formative-class discussion
Summative-
5
Student Self - AssessmentStudents will-summarize the
important points and info. On
Lesson 2.
2
Students will write paragraphs summarizing the notes
from Lesson 2.
Formative-read paragraphs
Summative-
6
Student Self - Assessment-