Teacher: E. Vásquez Subject: Life Science Date: Jan. 13-17, 2014

Teacher: E. Vásquez Subject: Life Science Date: Jan. 13-17, 2014

Mazapan G.A.N.A.G. Lesson Plan 2013-2014

/ Standard / Goal / Access Prior Knowledge / New Information / Apply Knowledge / Generalize/ Goal Review/ Grade
Monday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Identify the characteristics of plants / Refer to plant cell on pg. 296. Q/ Why are plants so successful? What do plant cells have that help them be successful in different environments?
A/ Cell wall- supports and protects the cell
Choloroplasts allow plants to make their own food / Read aloud and discuss what is a plant pg. 296-303 / ISN
Identify methods of support in land plants and aquatic plants.
Land plants are supported by: cell wall made of cellulose and strengthened by lignin
Aquatic plants are supported by water that’s urrounds them
HW: LR 1 and vocabulary pg.304 / Exit Slip
What do seeds contain?
A/ a tiny plant embryo surrounded by tissues that protect and nourish the embryo.
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3Ag S3Ai,S3Cb, S3Cd
Tuesday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Learn how nonvascular and vascular are both alike and different / Refer to image on pg. 306.
Q/ What are the brownish spots on these fronds? What do you think their purpose is?
A/ spores, reproduction / Read aloud and discuss pg. 306-310
We will also take a walk around the school campus and identify the different kinds of nonvascular plants that we can see / ISN
Identify the characteristics of different nonvascular plants
Plants Characteristics
Mosses
Liverworts
Hornworts
HW: LR 2 and vocabulary pg 310
Bring for lab tomorrow:
1 cactus plant
1 rain forest plant / Exit Slip
How are mosses important to the rebuilding of an ecosystem after a natural disturbance?
A/ they are the first palnts to reestablish themselves after a flood or fire
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3Ag S3Ai,S3Cb, S3Cd
Wednesday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Learn how differences in plant structure reflect their environments / Look at your plants, what structures are different for each?
A/ leaves, shape of stem / Go over the instructions for the Skills Practice Lab / S. work in lab groups to complete the skills practice on pg. 311
S. hand in Lab reports / Exit slip
Describe the parts of both plants that are responsible for gathering the sunlight.
A/ Cactus- spines instead of leaves
Rain forest plant- leaves
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3Ag S3Ai,S3Cb, S3Cd
Thursday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Identify the characteristics of seed plants / Refer to image on page 312
Q/ What is the relationship between the bird and the plant?
A/plant provides the bird with food / Read aloud and discuss seed plants pg. 312-320 / ISN:
Identify the characteristics of seed plants
Produce- seeds
Have- roots, stems, leaves
Contain- vascular tissue
Importance- source of human food
HW: LR 3 and vocabulary pg. 321
Bring: Materials for foldables / Exit Slip
Identify the 2 groups of seed plants.

1. Gymnosperms
2. Angiosperms

Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3Ag S3Ai,S3Cb, S3Cd
Friday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Identify the characteristics of plants
Learn how nonvascular and vascular are both alike and different
Learn how differences in plant structure reflect their environments
Identify the characteristics of seed plants / T. quickly reviews differences between nonvascular and vascualar plants as well as the characetritics of seedless and seed plants / S. work on chapter project foldables
Ch 9 Quiz- next Monday / S. present finished foldables
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3Ag S3Ai,S3Cb, S3Cd

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