LEARNING—FOCUS STRATEGIES
Lesson Planning Form
Teacher(s)
A. Kelly
Grade Level
7th
Subject
Life Science
GPS
S7L4 – Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments.
Concept, Topic, Skill
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Terrestrial Biomes
Aquatic Biomes
Essential Question(s)
Activator:
(ex: kwl, word maps, wordsplash, etc)
Key Vocabulary to Preview
Teaching Strategies
Include Graphic Organizer(s)
(Which one and how will it be
used?)
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What are the characteristics of the Earth’s major terrestrial biomes? (Tundra,
Taiga, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Grasslands, Savanna, Tropical Rain Forest,
Desert)
What are the characteristics of the Earth’s aquatic biomes? (Freshwater, Marine)
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Biome KWL
Brain Pop (various biomes)
Picture splash – show pictures that represent different biomes
abiotic, biotic, biome, climate, desert, grasslands, savanna, temperate deciduous forest,
tropical rain forest, taiga, tundra
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Biome Flashcards
Climates and Biomes extended reading passage with questions
Earth’s Terrestrial Biomes Reading Comprehension
Terrestrial Biomes vocab.
Tundra Powerpoint
Tundra Treemap
Tundra extended reading passage with questions
Taiga Powerpoint
Taiga Treemap
Taiga copy and answer
Taiga extended reading passage with questions
Temperate Deciduous Forest powerpoint
TDF treemap
Planet Earth – Seasonal Forest
Temperate Grasslands Powerpoint
Grasslands reading comprehension
Grasslands Safari Montage with quiz
Savanna powerpoint
Savanna tree map
Savanna reading comprehension
Tropical Rainforest powerpoint
Tropical Rainforest Treemap
Desert Powerpoint
Desert Treemap
Day and Night in the Desert Activity
Summarizer
Extended Thinking
Academic Focus
List description of planned
activity.
Cloze notes
Highlighted key facts
Extra Time
Reduced assignments
Closed Captioning
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Freshwater Powerpoint
Marine Powerpoint
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Section Reviews
Numbered Heads
Study Guide
Chapter Assessment
Answer EQ
Vocabulary review/ QUIA
Ticket out the door
Biome Jeopardy
Biome Project – Create a scrapbook, or power point that tells the climate, landforms, plant
and animal life of each of the seven terrestrial biomes.
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Create mural of biome
Home Sweet Biome Activities
1. Take a Vacation
2. Support your local biome
3. In the news
4. Biome collage