Teachers: Winegarden, Mangum, and Chaney

Lovett Elementary School – Lesson Plans

Week of September 4, 2012

Subject: Science

Teachers: Winegarden, Mangum, and Chaney

Day of Week & Date / Competencies & Objectives / Activities/Classwork / Homework / Test &
Projects / Enrich
-ment / Remediation
Monday, September 03, 2012 / Holiday
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 / ( ) TSW: Comp. 3-B Compare and contrast the structure and function of living things to include cells and whole organisms.
Obj. Compare, contrast, and correctly identify parts of a plant and animal cell. / 1. Do-Now: Daily Science - Begin “Seeing A Mall in a Different Way” sheet (Analogies) – (Classwork grade - completion)
2. Work on Cell Illustrations -project. (Formative grade - Project)
3. Closure: clean work area / none / Cell Illustration project
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Formative
Wednesday,
September 05, 2012 / ( ) TSW: Comp. 3-B Compare and contrast the structure and function of living things to include cells and whole organisms.
Obj. Compare, contrast, and correctly identify parts of a plant and animal cell. / 1. Do-Now: Daily Science
2. Bill Nye video on “The Cell” - time permitting.
3. Following the video, any student who needs to finish his or her cell illustration should do so today.
4. As student finish their Cell Illustration projects (Formative Grade), they can work on the next vocabulary words, “genes” to “Punnett Square.”
5. Closure: clean work area / Homework (for Winegarden and Chaney – finish defining A2 vocabulary) / Cell Illustration
project
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Formative
Unit A, Ch.1 Test next Thursday, Sept. 12.
Thursday,
September,
06, 2012 / ( ) TSW: Comp. 3-B Compare and contrast the structure and function of living things to include cells and whole organisms.
CPSD: Obj - Compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis. / 1. Do-Now: Daily Science – Workbook p. 6
2. Go over HW (Check for Homework Grade)
2. Test Prep p. 1 (Formative Assessment)
3. Pass out science graphic organizer sheet. Complete Lesson 1 section of it.
4. Pass out “Read Around the Text” refer to it while previewing the next lesson.
5. Read pp. A14 – 21 (Lesson 2 of Chapter 1)
6. Closure: What is the purpose of mitosis and meiosis? / Homework (for Mangum – finish defining A2 vocabulary)
Everyone is to study definitions for next Thursday’s test.
Friday,
September,
07, 2012 / ( ) TSW: Obj. - Compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis. / 1. Do-Now: Daily Science
2. Complete Lesson 2 of yesterday's graphic organizer.
3. Complete questions for Chap. 1, Lesson 2, p. A14 – 21. Complete #1 - 5 together (guided practice). Then, have students finish independently. Check together.
4. Closure Review the process of mitosis and meiosis through completing “Mitosis” and “Meiosis” diagram sheet. / Study vocabularyand handouts for Chapter 1 – Test next Thursday.