FRAME THE LESSON
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Noun=Underline
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7.12 (B) Identify the main functions of the systems
of the human organism, including the circulatory,
respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory,
reproductive, integumentary, nervous, and
endocrine systems
7.14 (B) Recognize that inherited traits of
individuals are governed in the genetic material
found in the genes within chromosomes in the
nucleus
7.14 (C) Recognize that inherited traits of
individuals are governed in the genetic material
found in the genes within chromosomes in the
nucleus
6.12 (D) Identify the basic characteristics of
organisms, including prokaryotic or eukaryotic,
unicellular or multicellular, autotrophic or
heterotrophic, and mode of reproduction, that
further classify them in the currently recognized
Kingdoms.
TEACHER: Flanigan
CLASS: Science
LESSON DATE: 4/4– 4/8
Teaching Points & Activities
Engage:
Explain:
Explore:
Elaborate:
Evaluate:
Resources/Materials:
7.12 B
- Human Body Brain pop video and quiz
- Human Body Quest
- Human body system matching activity
7.14 B
- Asexual Reproduction Brain pop video and quiz
- Sexual and Asexual reproduction card sort
7.14 C
- Heredity Brain Pop video and quiz
- Genetics reading and assessment
- Dragon Genetics Activity
- Stemscopes resources for additional practice (7.14 C)
6.12 D
- Life’s Classification of Living Things reading
- YouTube classification video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPtAuojPQVQ
- Classification of Life Internet Activity
- Stemscopes resources for additional practice (6.12 A,B,C,D)
Brain pop
quizzes
Human body
quest and
matching
activity
Mobile Lab
Genetics
reading
Dragon genetics
activity
Life’s
Classification of
Living Things
reading and
internet activity
Objective/Key Understanding:
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Identify functions of human body
systems to identify the primary role of
each system.
Compare and contrast sexual and
asexual reproduction.
Describe and analyze characteristics
of organisms.
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
What are the main functions of each human body system?
What are advantages and disadvantages of both asexual and sexual
reproduction?
Critical Writing Prompt:
What are the differences
between prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells?
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems:
How are traits carried from one generation to the next?
Closing Product/ Question/ Informal Assessment:
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Sort structures and functions of human
body systems to identify the primary
role of each system.
Sort examples and descriptions of
asexual and sexual reproduction.
Read about and discuss characteristics
of organisms used for classification.
How are characteristics of organisms used for classification?
What are the kingdoms of organisms?
Vocabulary:
Asexual Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction, Binary Fission, Budding, Allele,
Dominant, Gene, Recessive, Trait, Autotrophic, Eukaryote, Heterotrophic,
Kingdom, Multicellular, Prokaryote, Unicellular
Rigor & Relevance: (Real World Connection)
Discuss family traits that have
been passed down.