27
Engage: Set up Gravitropism lab
Explore:
World Of Plants Video Clips / 28
Explain:Diversity of Plants and Plant Reproduction in Spiral / 29
Engage: Celery Transport Demo
Start Tropism Lab Day 1
StarBoard Plant Structures / 1
Stomata Lab
Tropism Lab Day 2 / 2
Starboard: Plant Repro
Flower to Fruit Gizmo
Tropism Lab Day 3
5
Flower Dissection
Tropism Lab Day 4 / 6
Plant Reproduction Quiz
Tropism Day 5 / 7
TAKS / 8
“Crazy Carnivorous Plant Reading”
Tropism Day 7 / 9
“Plant Comparison Table”
Tropism Day 8
12
SPRING BREAK / 13
SPRING BREAK / 14
SPRING BREAK / 15
SPRING BREAK / 16
SPRING BREAK
19
Finish Tropism Lab and Review Material / 20
Plant Labeling with Questions Sheet / 21
Plant Game / 22
Review For Plant Test / 23
PLANT TEST w/ Week 27 CA
26
Finish Tropism Lab
Viruses and
Bacteria Notes / 27
-Bacteria Hunt Lab Day 1
-Bacteria Shapes Sheet and/or “Bacteria in my Gut Reading” / 28
-Bacteria Hunt Lab Day 2
-MRSA Reading / 29
-Dr. Diagnosis
-Bacteria/Virus Comparison Chart / 30
Optional Bacteria/Virus Quiz
and/or
Virus Gizmo
2
Review for Test / 3
Bacteria/Virus TEST / 4
Body Systems / 5
Body Systems / 6
NO SCHOOL
9
NO SCHOOL / 10
Body Systems / 11
Body Systems / 12
Review for 30 Week CCA / 13
Week 30 CCA

Klein ISD 2011-2012 Science Curriculum

5th Six Weeks Overview Grade 9

February 27 – March 2, 2012

Timeline / Reporting
Categories / Conceptual Ideas / Topics / Process(SE) / Student Objectives / Content Vocabulary
1 week / Interdependence within Environmental Systems /
  • Interactions
/
  • Biomes
  • Impact of Environment
  1. On Organisms
  2. On Ecosystem
/ 11(B)…investigating and analyzing how organisms, populations, and communities respond to external factors. (S.S.)
12(B)…comparing variations and adaptations of organisms in different ecosystems. (S.S.)
12(F)…describing how environmental change can impact ecosystem stability. (R.S.) / I can…..
…explain how organisms, populations and communities respond to the environment.
…explain how organisms have variations and adaptations that help them live in a particular ecosystem.
…explain how an ecosystem is affected if the environment changes. / Ecosystem
External Factors
Pollution
Testing and Important Dates / Activities / Lessons / Labs (Comparative, Investigative and Experimental)
Biome Webquest
Biome Project
Going without Day Activity
Timeline / Reporting
Categories / Conceptual Ideas / Topics / Process(SE) / Student Objectives / Content Vocabulary
2 weeks / Cell Structure and Function
Biological Processes & Systems /
  • Interactions
  • Organization
/ Interactions of Plants
  • Transport
  • Roots
  • Stems
  • Leaves
  • Reproduction
  • Spores
  • Flowers
  • Cones
  • Response
  • Tropism
  • Adaptation
/ 5(B)…examine specialized cells, including roots, stems, leaves of plants: and animal cells such as blood, muscle, and epithelium. (S.S.)
10(B)…describing the interactions that occur among systems that perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants.(R.S.) / I can…..
…examine different types of plant cells and distinguish between roots, stems and leaves of plants.
…describe how plants transport nutrients, reproduce, and respond to their environment. / Interactions of Plants
Leaf Structure
Phloem
Pollination
Reproduction (seeds, spores, etc.)
Response
Roots
Stems
Turgor Pressure
Types of Tropisms
Xylem
Testing and Important Dates / Activities / Lessons / Labs (Comparative, Investigative and Experimental)
March 7th: ELA TAKS
March 9th: TAKS Science Re-test
March 12th-16th: Spring Break
Wk 27 District EOC Simulation / Flower Dissection
Plant Survival Game:

Plant Transport Animation
/ KISD 5E Lesson: Transport
KISD 5E Lesson: Adaptations
and Response / Stomata Lab
Tropism Lab
Seed Lab: Tetrahydrochloride

March 5 – 23, 2012

Timeline / Reporting
Categories / Conceptual Ideas / Topics / Process(SE) / Student Objectives / Content Vocabulary
1 week / Cell Structure and Function
Interdependence within Environmental Systems /
  • Cycles
  • Interactions
/ Interactions and Cycles of Viruses
  • Viral Structure
  • Viral Diseases and Prevention
  • Lytic/ Lysogenic Cycle
Interactions of Bacteria
  • Positive and Negative Effects in the Human Body
/ 4C…comparing the structures of viruses to cells, describe viral reproduction, and describing the role of viruses in causing diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and influenza. (R.S.)
11C…summarizing the role of microorganisms in both maintaining and disrupting the health of both organisms and ecosystems. (S.S.) / I can…..
…compare viruses to cells.
…describe the structure of a virus.
…describe viral reproduction.
…describe how viruses cause disease.
…list viral diseases including HIV and Influenza.
…describe and give examples of how bacteria help the environment and how they can hurt the health of organisms and ecosystems. / Interactions and Cycles of Viruses
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
influenza
Viral reproduction
Virus
Interactions of Bacteria
Antibiotic
Colony
Culture
Pathogen
Testing and Important Dates / Activities / Lessons / Labs (Comparative, Investigative and Experimental)
March 26th: STAAR English I and III Writing
March 27th: STAAR English I and III Reading / Lytic Cycle Sequence Cards / KISD 5E Lesson: Viruses / Bacteria Collection Lab
HIV/AIDS Virus Simulation

March 26-30, 2012

April 2-13, 2012

Timeline / Reporting Categories / Conceptual Ideas / Topics / Process(SE) / Student Objectives / Content Vocabulary
2 weeks / Biological Processes & Systems
Cell Structure and Function /
  • Interactions of the Human Body
/
  • Regulation
  • Nervous
  • Endocrine
  • Excretory
  • Respiratory
  • Nutrient Absorption
  • Digestive
  • Circulatory
  • Reproduction
  • Reproductive
  • Defense
  • Integumentary
  • Immune
  • Musculoskeletal
/ 5(B)…examine specialized
cells in animal cells
such as blood, muscle,
and epithelium. (S.S.)
10(A)…describing the interactions that occur among systems that perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or illness in animals. (R.S.)
11(A)…describing the role of internal feedback mechanisms in the maintenance of homeostasis. (S.S.) / I can…..
… identify similarities and differences of
specialized cells in animals.
…describe how systems work together to carry out processes such as regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or illness in animals.
…describe what homeostasis is and how it works as an internal feedback mechanism. / Antibiotics
Antibodies
Embryo
Fertilization
Gametes
Gonads
Homeostasis
Immunity
Surface Area
Villi
Zygote
Testing and Important Dates / Activities / Lessons / Labs (Comparative, Investigative and Experimental)
April 6th: Easter Break
April 9th: Staff Development Day
Wk 30 CCA / KISD 5E Lesson: Nutrient Absorption
KISD 5E Lesson: Defense from Injury or Illness
KISD 5E Lesson: Respiratory System / Microscope observation of specialized cells
Blood Pressure Lab
Temperature Lab
Animal Dissections