Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Grade/Subject:7th Grade
Life Science
Teacher: Ms. Klahn
Dates/Pace: Nov 30 2015
Unit Topic: D. Keys / Cells
S7L1. Students will investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.
a. Demonstrate the process for the development of a dichotomous key.
b. Classify organisms based on physical characteristics using a dichotomous key of the six kingdom system (archaebacteria,
eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals).
S7L2. Students will describe the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
a. Explain that cells take in nutrients in order to grow and divide and to make needed materials.
b. Relate cell structures (cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria) to basic cell functions.
c. Explain that cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into systems, and systems into organisms.
d. Explain that tissues, organs, and organ systems serve the needs cells have for oxygen, food, and waste removal.
e. Explain the purpose of the major organ systems in the human body (i.e., digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation,
excretion, movement, control, and coordination, and for protection from disease).
Unit Question/ Statement:
Dichotomous keys are made of paired and opposite statements that allow the reader to identify an organism.
Monday
Tuesday
Essential Question and/or Key Questions
a.
Midterm Review a.
1-15
b.
Speaker Mr. Dodd
Sea Turtles!
Wednesday
Thursday
Which statement is not a
part of the cell theory?
Computer Lab - 7S
Friday
a.
b.
c.
Reward Day
Cells are the basic unit of
structure of living things.
Bowling Alley
Cells are the basic unit of
function of living things.
a.
Cell parts such as
Glynn Middle School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
chloroplasts are
selfreplicating.
b.
Cells come from
preexisting cells.
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
Sea Turtles
1-15 Midterm Review
6 KingdomsTree of Life
http://tolweb.org/tree/
Spontaneous
Generation3 World Changing
Experiments
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=63IoOLXm
zKg
Cognitive Teaching Strategies: include time for distributed practice or summarizing
(Some ideas: Lecture/Question, Read/Discuss, TIMS, Hands on Activity, Thinking Map, Pictograph, Research, Vocabulary,
Diagrams/Graphs, Comprehension)
6:11- The Wacky
History of Cell Theory
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=4OpBylwH9
DU
Journal- take notes on
guest speaker
6:11- The Wacky
History of Cell
Theory
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=4OpBy
lwH9DU
DCD Vocab Coach
pg. 40
Read 40-42 G.O.
Bowling Alley
Answer 1-4 p. 43
for a quiz grade.
Extending/Refining Activity: This is for all students. After they acquire, then take them up a notch with thinking skills/writing prompts.
(Some ideas: Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Write, Classify, Analyze, Evaluate, Inductive, Deductive)
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LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
List 10 things that are
prokaryotic and 10
things that are
eukaryotic.
Popcorn Read:
Nat Geo- It’s Time
for a Conversation
(Dophins) .
Popcorn Read:
Nat Geo- It’s
Time for a
Conversation
(Dophins)
Popcorn Read:
Nat Geo- It’s Time
for a Conversation
(Dophins)
Assignment and/or Assessment: A variety of informal, performance, constructed response, selected response
Write each missed
question with
explanation.
Write a thank you note
to Mr. Dodd
Complete G.O on
Cell theory
25 Question
Problematic Test - Booklets Due-
Cells Cells- They’re
made of organelles
project. Rubric included.
Complete CW from
Friday.
Write each missed
Test question with
response.
Differentiation: (Gifted) – http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science/variation/play/popup.shtml
(On-level) – Classification Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner_games.htm
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html
Accommodations: (Sped, 504, SST) – Visual supports; close proximity; correctly completed examples; graphic
organizers; repeated direction; One on one encouragement