Teacher Name: _Bina Singh_____________________Appraiser Name: _Tina McCorkle_______________________
Subject: Pre AP_Biology______________________
PL – 3: Designs effective lesson plans, units and assessments
Date: 3/24/2014 –3/28/2014
Learning goals (ex: at beginning of unit based on pre-assessment)
PL-1: Develops student learning goals, individualized based on student learning needs
Attach to this form.
Objective- TEKS BIOLOGY 11D-Describe how events and processes that occur during
ecological succession can change populations and species diversity.
TEKS BIOLOGY 12A-Interpret relationships including predation, parasitism
,commensalism ,mutualism and competition among organisms.
TEKS BIOLOGY-12B-Compare variations and adaptations of organisms in different
ecosystems.
Strategy:
3/24/2014 - Diagnostic test #3 (based on STAAR)
ENGAGE-Videos about natural disasters like Volcano eruption and wild fire.
EVALUATE-Quiz on Socrative.com about Ecological succession
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3/25/2014 ENGAGE-Read the scenarios and identify the relationship between organisms.
EXPLORE-Think-Pair-Share activity about –Different examples.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/26/2014-EVALUATE-Quiz on Socrative.com
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/27/2014—EXPLORE & EVALUATE-Watch animations about different types of variations and
adaptations followed by a Tic-Tac-Toe game on relationships.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3/28/2014- Review using manipulatives.
EVALUATE-Test on TEKS 11D,12A & 12B
Activity Post lab discussion/questions
Video- Interactive questions from adaptive-curriculum, Khan academy
followed by class discussion.
Teacher Name: _Bina Singh_____________________Appraiser Name: _Tina McCorkle_______________________
Subject: Pre AP_Biology______________________
HOT questions asked
Project-Write a paragraph about Effect of Hormones on the metabolism of an
organism.
Review –Using Socrative.com
Analyzing the STAAR questions-Examples from Released test.
Essential Questions
1. What are the events that happen during ecological succession?
2. Are all organisms related to each other? How do they depend on each other?
3. Now can you explain what changes the organisms undergo for adaptation in their new
environment?
4. Can you mention some examples of adaptations in aquatic and desert habitat?
7 .Can you interpret relationships including predation ,parasitism ,commensalism, mutualism
and competition among organisms.
Formative Assessment (Result Indicator)
1. Assessment Questions from Gizmos on Ecological succession.
2.Make a list of variations and adaptations in different ecosysytems and explain how they are
helpful.
Intervention for those that did not meet mastery: Review using – Flash cards/Quiz let, puzzles,
manipulatives , Re enforcement & Re teaching using Nearpod.com
3.Scaffolding-Video-www.sciencephoto.com-show images
4.Enrichment for those that met mastery: Project Based Learning—Project on –Making a flow
chart between organisms.
Homework Extension, Independent practice:
1) Complete assignments on Edmodo and Test on Study island.
2) What is the effect of predation on a polulation?-Play the game and have your
answers.
3) Writing Science-‘’Write a Paragraph about how new species could be formed as a
result of changes?”
4) Differentiate between mutualism and parasitism.
5) What is the difference between a prey and a predator?