SCIENCE LESSON TEMPLATE Our Plan of Action Lesson Component AKS Standard / Indicator of Achievement Science AKS: 5. obtain, evaluate and communicate information to investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically Time Allotted N/A Standard 5B. construct a written explanation comparing and contrasting the major characteristics of the six kingdoms with examples (archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals) N/A Do Now!!! Mini Lesson Topic Materials Connection Focused Instruction Compare and contrast the major characteristics of the six-kingdoms Smartboard, science journals, power point, modified t-chart, whiteboard, student laptops, classification simulation worksheet Tuesday we concluded the 5A1 standard of building and using a dichotomous key that identifies organisms based on their characteristics. Today we are moving on to the final standard of the classification unit which is construct a written explanation comparing and contrasting the major characteristics of the six kingdoms with examples (archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals). Copy this standard in your science journals. The learning targets we will be focusing on today and tomorrow are “I can identify the major characteristics of the six kingdoms and give examples.” and “I can construct a written explanation comparing and contrasting major characteristics of the six-kingdoms and give examples of organisms of each kingdom. I will say… The kingdoms are used to categorize every living thing on earth based on their characteristics. Aristotle was the first person to use a system to classify organisms based on their traits such as red-bloodedness but in the 1700s a Swedish botanist named Carl Linnaeus came up with a better system to classify organisms that didn’t fit into Aristotle’s system. Linnaeus named the groups ‘kingdoms’ and his system is currently used today. We are going to watch a quick video on the 6 kingdoms and the major characteristics of each kingdom. I encourage you all to take notes as this will help you with the learning targets of comparing and contrasting the major characteristics of the six-kingdoms. N/A 15 mins Play the video on eclass Students will… Watch the video and take notes of the different kingdoms in their science journals I will say… Active Engagement/Guided Instruction On the whiteboard I have my modified t-chart to compare and contrast 4 of the 6 kingdoms. Using the notes you took from the video, help me with the similarities and differences of the kingdoms. If the characteristic is only for that kingdom, then I’ll place it on the side it belongs on. If it is a comparison then I’ll write the characteristic in the box. As students are saying the characteristics, I am either writing them on the whiteboard or asking for more clarity. 15 mins Collaboration/ You do together I will… I am going to give you a Classification Simulation Lab worksheet that goes along with the simulation that’s on eclass. You and a partner will complete the table on your own worksheets. If you need help please don’t hesitate to ask. 20 mins Students will… Complete their Classification simulation lab worksheets Independent/ You do alone Closing and Formative Assessment I will… Answer the 3 questions in the simulation lab journal on the back of your worksheet independently and answer the conclusion question on the front. 20 mins Students will… Answer the 3 questions in the simulation lab journal on the back of their worksheet and the conclusion on the front. I will… N/A
