Do Now
(Motivate/Hook) / * Out for Winter Weather / *Read Like a Detective!
Ch. 12, p. 358
Classifying Climates
5 min / *Chapter 12 TCAP Questions (End of Chapter) / *Read Like a Detective!
Section 3, Chapter 12 / *Chapter 12 Test Day
Essential
Learning
(Objective) / . / *Describe a climate classification system. / *Explain how living things adapt to their climate.
*Describe a climate classification system. / *Explain what causes seasons.
*Describe how El Nino affects climate.
*Explore possible causes of climatic changes. / *All Chapter 12 Objectives
Engage/Excite
(Strategies for Involvement) / *Quick Notes (Drawing)
CLASSIFYING CLIMATES
5 min
*Our Favorite 5!
Students research their top 5 countries to find the climate type. They then explain that climate type, using the map on p. 359
30 min total / *Quick Notes (Drawing)
CLIMATE/LATITUDE & CLIMATE
5 min
*Bring it to Life Team Competition!
5 min to prepare
10 min to present
20 min total / *Quick Notes (Drawing)
OTHER FACTORS
5 min
*Bring it to Life Team Competition!
5 min to prepare
10 min to present
20 min total / *Chapter 12 Test Review Game
“Family Feud!”
Teams compete in a review game.
Practice to
Product / Write About It!
2 min of writing together (whole-class)
*1 min of student independent free writing
*2 min of students writing 1 complex, well-written sentence
10 min total / Team Research & Bring It to Life
Teams research their top 4 places in the world that they want to travel to. They then research the climate there as well as how the living things adapt to that climate. Lastly, the teams present there dramatization to the class / *Write About It!
*2 min of writing together (whole-class)
*1 min of student independent free writing
*2 min of students writing 1 complex, well-written sentence
10 min total / *Students take the test.
Evaluate
(Mastery/Reteach/
Enrichment) / *High-Level Questions & Discussion
*No Opt Out
*Every student must be ready to discuss and participate
10 min / *High-Level Questions & Discussion
*No Opt Out
*Every student must be ready to discuss and participate
10 min / *High-Level Questions & Discussion
*No Opt Out
*Every student must be ready to discuss and participate
10 min / *Chapter 12 Test Graded and re-takes
Reflect Now
(Exit/Connections) / Draw / Summarize / Highlight
SW draw what they learned today.
SW write a summary of their learning today.
SW list the key words/ideas of today’s learning / Draw / Summarize / Highlight
SW draw what they learned today.
SW write a summary of their learning today.
SW list the key words/ideas of today’s learning / Draw / Summarize / Highlight
SW draw what they learned today.
SW write a summary of their learning today.
SW list the key words/ideas of today’s learning / Draw / Summarize / Highlight
SW draw what they learned today.
SW write a summary of their learning today.
SW list the key words/ideas of today’s learning
Teacher/Subject: Wood-SCIENCE
Week: February 23 - 27
Guiding Question: How does the climate of an area affect the living things there?