Westside High School Backwards-Design Lesson Plan
Template
2013-2014
Aquatic Science
Origins of Earth/Marine Environments/Ecology
Sem II - Unit 1 ( 5th 6 weeks)
January 7, 2013 to February 10, 2013
Stage 1 – Desired Results
Student Outcomes (objectives):
Understanding
(s)/goals:
Essential
Question(s):
EU1: Students will
understand that the
origins of the earth
determined the
chemical physical and
biological layouts of
the ocean
EU2:Students will
understand the
Marine Lifestyles are
based on their specific
area of evolution
caused by the
different ocean zones
EQ1: why are there so
many different
oceanic zones yet they
are all connected as a
World ocean?
SO1.1: Students will know the many theories that are out there regarding
the origin of the earth
SO1.2: Students will build on the general theories of earth’s origins and
expand on these theories as the see how the stability of the ocean came
to be.
EQ2: Why are there so
many different marine
organisms . (
Aquarium integration)
SO2.1: Students will learn the definition of marine populations and
communities and specifically what makes up these populations and
communities: nekton, plankton, and benthos- “Lifestyles”
SO2.2: Students will learn the specifics of each zone of the ocean:
freshwater, estuaries, marine, Intertidal, coral, pelagic, oceanic, and
benthic. They will learn of the environmental diversity and how certain
abiotic factors affect each zone.
EU3:Students will
study each specific
ecosystem of the
ocean
EQ3: How can you tell
what ecosystem an
organism belongs to
by just studying its
physical attributes.
(Aquarium integration)
EQ4: what is the food
web and food chain of
your assigned
biozone?
SO3.1: Students will learn the importance of the ecosystems associated
with the biozones of the ocean specifically the estuaries, the deep ocean,
intertidal, and littoral ecosystems.
EU4:Students will
understand the energy
flow of marine
organisms in the
ecosystems
SO4.1: Students will review the information learned in freshman Biology
regarding the energy flow- consumer, producers, decomposers- through
ecosystems and expand their knowledge to specifically assigned marine
ecosystems.
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task(s) and Other Evidence: (Assessment evidence should be collected for each Student Outcome (SO) listed
above.)
Formative
Summative (Attach copy)
SO1.1 “Origins of the Universe”
Reading/highlighting/Questions
SO1.2 Notes: Fearless Planet: Earth Story” Video
SO2.1 Notes: ppt “Marine Life Styles”
Quiz: Earths origins, Marine Life Styles
SO2.2 Reading/Highlighting/ Questions-“Ocean Zones
Project: BioZones Activity: Wall
Worksheet”
Map/Notes/Research
Notes: Biozones ppt
SO3.1 Notes: “Planet Earth- Deep Ocean” - Video
Quiz: Biozones
SO4.1
Review Worksheet: Earth Origins, Marine Lifestyles,
Biozones of the Ocean
Notes: ppt notes on Marine Ecosystems
Notes: ppt/activity: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Review: Marine Ecosystem, energy flow, Aquariums
TEST: Earth Origins, Marine Lifestyles, Biozones of
the Ocean, Aquariums
Quiz: Marine Ecosystem, energy flow
TEST: Marine Ecosystem, energy flow, Aquariums
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
DIFFERENTIATION (I-3) There are several ways to individualize instruction for your students
How will I scaffold and/or accelerate learning? For whom? How will I group my students?
SCAFFOLD: Notes, video, quiz, review, test
ACCELERATE:
GROUP: (pre-teaching or re-teaching)
Learning Activities: creating wall maps, powerpoints, maintaining aquariums, review activities
Day 1:
1/7
Day 2:
1/8-1/9
Day 3:
1/10
Day 4:
1/13
Day 5:
1/14
Day 6:
1/15 &
1/16
Day 7:
1/17
Day 8
1/21
Day 9:
1/22 &
1/23
Day 10:
1/24
Day 11:
1/27
Day 12:
1/28
Day 13:
1/29 &
1/30
Day 14:
1/31
Day 15:
2/3
Day 16:
2/4
Day 17:
2/5& 2/6
Learning Activities:
Tank maintenance notes, checklist
H.W: Reading/Highlight/Questions”Origins of the Universe”-due next day
Notes: Video:” Fearless Planet-Earth’s Story”- turn in
(Finish video notes. )
Begin Notes: “Marine Lifestyles”
Finish Notes: “Marine Lifestyles”
H.W: Reading/Highlighting/Questions-“Ocean Zones Worksheet”- due next day
Quiz: on ppt “Marine Life Styles” and video/reading on Earths Origins
Prep for Biozones Project
Notes: Biozones ppt
Biozones Research
Classroom time- Biozone Project Activity
Notes: Video- “Plant Earth- Deep Ocean”
Quiz- biozones, Deep Oceans
Project Presented
Handout test review- due day of test
Review Activity
TEST
Notes: Marine Ecosystems-ppt
Finish Ecosystem Notes
Begin Ecosystem Activity
Continue Ecosystem Activity
Review Vocab from activity
Notes: Energy Flow in an ecosystem
Day 18
Finish Notes
Review terms
Quiz
Activity to accompany quiz
Handout test review
In class Reading and Review
Day 19
TEST 2