Teacher: E. Vásquez Subject: Life Science Date:Nov. 3-7, 2014

Mazapan G.A.N.A.G. Lesson Plan 2014-2015

/ 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 what determines gene expression
Learn what DNA and RNA are.
Learn how Proteins are made.
3,8 / -S. take online quizzes and practice tests
-Ch 5 review for test tomorrow
5,8,10 / S. scoresheet
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Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ag
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. / Identify what determines gene expression
Learn what DNA and RNA are.
Learn how Proteins are made.
3,8 / Ch 5 Test
5,8 / S. scoresheet
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Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ag
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 fossils are formed and how they are dated.
3,8 / Ask s. what we could use fossils for.
7,8 / Read aloud in ebook pg. 188-195 about the fossil evidence of evolution
3,5,8,10 / S. ISN note taking
S. complete foldable describing relative dating and absolute dating pg192.
HW: Lesson Review 1 and vocabulary pg. 196
5,8,10 / S. scoresheet
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Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ag
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. / Learn about Darwin’s contribution to the theory of evolution
3,8 / Have s. look around the classroom and explain what makes them different and similar to the rest.
2,7,8 / Read aloud ebook and discuss pgs. 198-202
3,5,8,10 / S. ISN note taking
S. write a paragraph about what convinced Darwin that all tortoise species were realted.
5,8,10 / S. scoresheet
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Supporting Standards:
S3Ca,
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. / Explain how adaptations are evidence of natural selection.
3,8 / Q/ What features enable you to grab a cup of coffee or write with a pen? Give examples of organisms that have this similar adaptation.
2,7,8 / Read aloud ebook and discuss pgs.203-205
Show short video about Darwin’s voyage to Galapagos
3,5,8,10 / -S. complete foldable on Charles Darwin pg. 199
-S. choose an animal and research its adaptations and how these affected their survival.
-Share with class
HW: SR 2 and vocvab pg206
5,8,10 / S. scoresheet
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Supporting Standards:
S3Ca,