Teacher: Andrea Marangakis
Lesson Plans: Polk School District
Date: Monday, /2015
Grade: 5th
Subject: Science
Topic: Inherited Traits
Opening
Essential Question
How are traits passed from
parents to offspring?
Lesson Opener/Activating
Strategy
Notes/Supplies
Show a photo of a blonde
blue eyed girl. Have students
determine which features are
dominant or recessive. Post
on info board.
Procedures
Instructional Strategies
Differentiation Strategy
Technology/Resources
Assistant will help struggling
learners with their review.
Ipads-geometry on front row.
Students will complete part 2
of their study guide in prep
for the genetics test on
Wednesday. Questions 1-22.
Students will practice typing
for upcoming state test on
pages for answers.
Front row: Geometry
Closing
Summarizing Strategies
Assessment Methods
Teacher Notes/Important
Questions 1-22 will be graded Info for this week
How many parents must
have the gene to receive a
recessive gene for blue eyes?
Post on info board.
for accuracy.
Teacher: Andrea Marangakis
Lesson Plans: Polk School District
Date: Tuesday, 3/31/2015
Grade: 5th
Subject: Science
Topic: Geology
Opening
Essential Question
Lesson Opener/Activating
Strategy
Notes/Supplies
Show a video of Mt. St.
Helens erupting. Is this a
harmful or helpful process for
How are earthquakes and
Earth> Explain how each is
volcanoes helpful and harmful important for Earth.
to Earth?
Procedures
Instructional Strategies
Students will review
earthquakes and volcanoes in
prep for state test with
powerpoint.
Questions 1-21 will be
answered for review in
groups
Differentiation Strategy
Technology/Resources
Partners will work together
on this review to help
struggling learners.
Power Point on earthquake
and volcano review in prep
for state test.
Assessment Methods
Teacher Notes/Important
Closing
Summarizing Strategies
Is a volcano and earthquake
helpful or harmful to earth?
Write a paragraph in journal
on the answer to this
question.
Questions 1-22 will be
graded.
Info for this week
Teacher: Andrea Marangakis
Lesson Plans: Polk School District
Date: Wednesday, 4/1/2015
Grade: 5th
Subject: Science
Topic: Cells
Opening
Essential Question
How do cells keep us alive?
Lesson Opener/Activating
Strategy
Notes/Supplies
Show students a plant and
animal cell. Which has a
chloroplast and cell wall? Post
on infor board.
Procedures
Instructional Strategies
Students will review cells and
what parts help keep the cell
alive.
Complete questions 1-12 on
animal and plant cells.
Differentiation Strategy
Assistant will help struggling
leaners.
Technology/Resources
Students will complete a
maching activity on
NEOk12.com-an interactive
site for science. Students will
use ipads.
Closing
Summarizing Strategies
Show students a plant and
animal cell. Have them
Assessment Methods
The matching activity on
interactive site will be
graded.
Teacher Notes/Important
Info for this week
explain in journals how the
parts of each cell contribute
to life.
Teacher: Andrea Marangakis
Lesson Plans: Polk School District
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Grade: 5th
Subject: Science
Topic: Plant Classification
Opening
Essential Question
Lesson Opener/Activating
Strategy
Notes/Supplies
How are plants classified?
Show students a cherry tree
photo on smartboard.
Explain on index card what
type of plant this is and why.
Procedures
Instructional Strategies
Students will sort words with
a partner to review for state
test. They will classify plants
based on characteristics into
the correct groups.
Ipads and popplet
Differentiation Strategy
Partners will ensure that all
struggling learners have
support.
Technology/Resources
Ipads—popplet and typing
skills (prep for state test.
Closing
Summarizing Strategies
Show students a photo of a
field of grass. Is grass an
Assessment Methods
Word sort will be graded for
classification of plants.
Teacher Notes/Important
Info for this week
angiosperm or gymnosperm.
How do you know? Write in
journals.
Teacher: Andrea Marangakis
Lesson Plans: Polk School District
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Grade: 5th
Subject: Science
Topic:
Opening
Essential Question
Lesson Opener/Activating
Strategy
Notes/Supplies
Differentiation Strategy
Technology/Resources
Assessment Methods
Teacher Notes/Important
Procedures
Instructional Strategies
Closing
Summarizing Strategies
Info for this week