Name: Mary Jane Probola
Date: 10/27/2014
Content Area: Biology
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Length of Lesson: 2 week
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Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Describe ecological levels of
organization in the biosphere.
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor): Bio.B.4.1
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to: describe organism,
popuation, community, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic and
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
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Essential Questions:
Understanding Goals (Concepts): students
will understand how abiotic and biotic
organisms work and live in an ecosystem
Vocabulary: coevolution, parasitism,
secondary compounds, symbosis, mutualism,
commensalism, competition,niche, realized
niche, fundamental niche,competitive
exclusion biodiversity, climate, biomes,
littoral zone, limnetic zone, profundal zone
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: interactive notebook, project on coevolution
Other Evidence: quizzes, tests, worksheets
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Biology books, binders, colored pencils,
projector, video
CONTENT AREA READING:
Biology
Formative Assessment(s):
#1. Think-Pair-Share
#2. Graphic Organizers
#3. Summarizing Main Ideas
Others:
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons)
Scaffolding used:
#1. Guided Notes
#2 . Teacher Promping
Others:
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Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Cooperative Education
Others:
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Thursday
Friday
Assignments
Date 10/27
Day A
Date 10/28
Day B
 Aquatic biomes, Page
400 #1-20
 study guide
 Period 1 & 3: study
guide
 Do it Now: Name the 7
biomes and list 1 major
fact for each one
 Do it Now: Alien
project: write 3-5
lines about your
alien, where he is
from, what he looks
like
Date 10/29
Day A
Date
Day B
Date
Day A
10/30
10/31
 1st: complete study
 1st: Chpt 18 test
 1st: Evolution What
guide
Darwin never knew
 3rd: Watch video:
taking notes and
 3rd: chp 18 test
Evolution what Darwin
discussing topic
never knew taking
notes and discussing
 3rd: complete video
topics
 Do it Now: Alien
 Do it Now: Alien
 Do it Now: Alien
project: Write 3-5
project: what
project: draw a before
lines about the biome
adaptations would he
and after picture of
in which he has landed
need? write 3-5 lines
you alien showing the
and what he would
on how he would
adaptations he
need to survive in this
adapt
acquired
biome
* Include Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, & Scaffolding