Wednesday
2-16
Thursday
2-17
Friday
2-18
Teacher: K. Stewart
Subject: Life Science
Lesson Plans for the Week of: February 14-18-2011
Standards:
S7L1a-b, S7L4a-e, S7CS1-10, S7L5a
Essential Question(s):
*Why should the health and well-being of other organisms be important to me? *Why is it necessary for everything in an ecosystem to work together? *How do you fit into the larger world? *How does a change in climate affect the living things in an environment? *How does a change in temperature and/or precipitation affect the living things in an environment? *How do the biomes of the world compare? *What affect does the environment have on an organism? *What does science tell us about ecology?
Activating Strategies, Refining/ Extension/ Summary Activities, Assessments
Monday
Journal Writing – Pretest -- Introduction Video: Biomes of the World (~22 min) – Students
2-14 will pick a biome out of a hat – Explanation of biome project
HW: Work on Science Fair project/Work on biome brochure
Tuesday
2-15
Journal Writing – Computer Lab (w/Ms. Rich)
HW: Work on Science Fair Project/Work on biome brochure
Journal Writing – Computer Lab (to research biomes)
HW: Work on Science Fair project!/Work on biome brochure
Journal Writing – Lecturette/Discussion (Tropical and Temperate Rainforests) – Thinking
Map to Compare/Contrast
HW: Work on Science fair Project!/Work on biome brochure
Journal Writing – Computer Lab (to research biomes/work on brochure)
HW: Work on Science Fair Project!