SCIENCE
Teacher:
Katie Johnsey
Grade Level: 5th
Monday
Lesson Title: Energy Flow
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a. organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b. organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c. the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: Students will read and observe that in an ecosystem, energy flows from producers to consumers to decomposers.
Key Vocabulary: food chain
Food web
Producer
Consumer
decomposer
Materials/Resources/Technology: energy flow read aloud (B24), Rock and learn science video with accompanying short quiz, unit resource
folder classifying chart, SGB “energy flow”
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: read energy flow read aloud as students follow along and then ask the questions:
How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
What type of consumer is a fish that eats algae?
What is the importance of materials cycling through the environment?
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: complete classifying chart together; teacher at elmo leading discussion and referring back to rea aloud
 Guided Practice: students complete SGB together in a group as teacher rotates room to check for understanding and use of
vocabulary
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: students watch rock and learn video for illustration of food webs and food chain and complete short quiz
during video
Closure / Summary =15%: students answer the question “What would happen in an ecosystem if there were no decomposers?” with shoulder
partner then share with class after discussion…
Assessment: formative
Monitor or Adjust:
Tuesday
Lesson Title: Energy Pyramid
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
d. organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
e. organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
f. the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: Students will understand that an energy pyramid shows how much energy is passed along to each feeding level in an
ecosystem.
Key Vocabulary: energy pyramid, flow of energy
Materials/Resources/Technology: energy pyramid illustration for each student model B28), SGA “what is an energy pyramid?”
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: review lesson from yesterday and short article “Diets and Food Webs”
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: read handout B28 “Energy Pyramid” and closely observe and discuss energy pyramid illustration at top of
handout
 Guided Practice: class discussion over the questions:
What populations in an energy pyramid have the most energy available to them?
Where does the energy you take in from food go?
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: students complete SGA what is an Energy Pyramid
Closure / Summary =15%: students and teacher write two main ideas from this lesson and add to science folder
Assessment: formative throughout lesson and SGA
Monitor or Adjust:
Wednesday
Lesson Title: Extreme Science
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a. organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b. organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c. the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: Students will compare and contrast animal adaptations through reading “Blushing Giants” reading link.
Key Vocabulary: compare and contrast
adaptations
Materials/Resources/Technology: reading link “Blushing Giants”
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: read science coach/background information about walruses and hippos to prepare students for reading link
story
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: have students read short story “Blushing Giants” to their shoulder partner and then reread together as a class.
 Guided Practice: answer the questions: How are walruses and hippos adapted to their environment? What is blushing? Why do hippos
stay in water during daytime?
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: students write an answer over each question with a partner and then share with the class for discussion:
How do bodies of water compare in the walrus’ and hippo’s environment? Compare the function of a walrus’ thick blubber with the hippo’s red
slime.
Closure / Summary =15%: students share answers with class and have discussion
Assessment: formative throughout lesson/answers to compare/contract class discussion questions
Monitor or Adjust:
Thursday
Lesson Title: Ecosystems, Communities and Biome’s Review and Test Prep
Common Core Standards: Organisms and Environment: 2.1 organisms depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction
a. organisms and their interactions: producers, consumers, decomposers
b. organisms depend on each other for seed dispersal, nest sights and shelter
c. the effect of predator/prey relationship on the population.
2.2 Changes in environmental conditions due to human or natural phenomena affect organisms/species survival
Lesson Objectives: Students will review and prepare for next weeks’ test.
Key Vocabulary: biome, community, climate, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest,
tropical rain forest, tundra
Materials/Resources/Technology: vocab test prep 1-10 and mut choice test prep 11-14, chapter concept map, rock and learn science video
segment “ecosystems and food webs”
Anticipatory Set / APK =20%: read visual summary of Ecosystems, Communities and Biome’s for comprehensive review
Direct Instruction / TIP =20%: students will read main ideas from each lesson with a partner for review
 Guided Practice: complete chapter concept map as a class; teacher at Elmo
Independent Practice / SAP =45%: complete review and test prep 1-14
Closure / Summary =15%: watch rock and learn science video/teacher will pause and discuss throughout
Assessment: review and test prep 1-14/formative during discussion/next week’s test
Friday
NO SCHOOL