Name: Mary Jane Probola
Date: 10/27/2014
Content Area: Chemistry
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Length of Lesson: 2 week
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Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor): S11.C.1.1.1
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to: Explain the structure of
matter, its properties, and what happens when one
material comes in contact with another
 The student s will be able to calculate
measurements and calculations in chemistry
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Everything around you is
concerned with chemistry and the
changes chemicals can undergo
Essential Questions: What is the
smallest unit of chemistry? What are
the classifications of chemistry?
Understanding Goals (Concepts): Everything
can be classified as matter, energy, or space
Vocabulary: energy, physical change,
chemical change, evaportation, endothermic,
exothermci, law of conservation of energy,
heat, kinectic, energy, temperature, specific
heat, scientific method, hypothesis,theory,
law, accuracy, precision
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Students will complete their notebooks with daily
Other Evidence: students will complete group projects, quizzes on
notes on the right side of the page and charts graphs and assignments on vocabulary, unit tests
the left.
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Chemistry books, binders, interactive notebook,
colored pencils, projector, video
CONTENT AREA READING:
Formative Assessment(s):
#1. Think-Pair-Share
#2. Graphic Organizers
#3. Summarizing Main Ideas
Others:
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons)
Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Cooperative Education
Others:
Scaffolding used:
#1. Guided Notes
#2 . Teacher Promping
Others:
Describe usage:
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Procedures
Assignments
Monday
Date 10/27
Day A
Tuesday
Date 10/28
Day B
Wednesday
Date 10/29
Day A
 Biology4 Kids.com to
review scientific method
 Chapter 2 Section 3:
read pages 54-58.
Work on problems in
skills toolkit 2 and
sample problem 1.
 students will
complete practice pg.
59 #1-3
 Do it now: in 3 lines
or more explain the
statement, "No
theory is written in
stone."
 Chapter 2-3: Read pgs
60-61 work on sample
problem B together
 students will complete
practice pg 61 #1-4
 Do it Now: in 3 0r more
lines describe how a
hypothesis differs from a
theory.
 Do it Now: 5 Scientific
Notation problems for
addition and
subtraction
Thursday
Date
Day B
10/30
 Begin study guide for
Chapter 2
 Do it Now: 5 scientific
notation problems for
multiplication and
division
* Include Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, & Scaffolding
Friday
Date
Day A
10/31
 Complete study guide
 Do it Now: 5 specific
heat problems