COGNITIVE
LEVEL
QUESTION
CUES/
VERBS
REMEMBER (B1)
Tell, List, Describe,
Relate, Locate, Write,
Find, State, Name,
Identify, Label, Recall,
Define, Recognize,
Match, Reproduce,
Memorize, Draw, Select,
Recite
UNDERSTAND
(B2)
Explain, Interpret,
Outline, Discuss,
Distinguish, Predict,
Restate, Translate,
Compare, Describe,
Relate, Generalize,
Summarize
APPLY (B3)
Show, Solve, Use,
Illustrate,
Construct,
Complete, Examine,
Classify, Choose,
Interpret, Make, Put
together, Apply,
Calculate, Modify
ANALYZE (B4)
Analyze,
Distinguish,
Examine, Compare,
Contrast,
Investigate,
Identify, Explain,
Separate,
Categorize, Model
EVALUATE
(B5)
Judge, Select,
Choose, Decide,
Justify, Debate,
Verify, Argue,
Recommend,
Assess, Discuss,
Determine,
Estimate, Weigh,
Value, Defend
CREATE (B6)
Create, Invent,
Compose, Predict,
Plan, Construct,
Design, Imagine,
Propose, Formulate,
Combine, Elaborate,
Write
Standard/Essential Knowledge and Skills:
3.5
The student will investigate and understand relationships among organisms in aquatic and terrestrial food chains. Key concepts
include
a) producer, consumer, decomposer;
b) herbivore, carnivore, omnivore; and
c) predator and prey.
In order to meet this standard, it is expected that students will

differentiate between predators and prey. (B2)

distinguish among producers, consumers, herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, and decomposers. (B2)

infer that most food chains begin with a green plant. (B2)

identify sequences of feeding relationships in a food chain. (B2)

explain how a change in one part of a food chain might affect the rest of the food chain. (B2)

create and interpret a model of a food chain showing producers and consumers. (B5, B6)
Vocabulary: organism, food chain, habitat (aquatic and terrestrial), predator, prey, producer, consumer, decomposer, herbivore,
carnivore, omnivore, food web, sun (solar)
Assessment Type and Cognitive Level:
Homework Assignments:
Formative:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Summative:
Thursday
Friday
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Learning Plan, Activities,
Planned Questions
(Include time
allotted to specific activities)
Hook/
Essential
Question
DATE
Reflection
Closure
Differentiation
(Above, On,
and/or Below
Grade Level)
A
O
B