Download Stage 1 – Desired Results

Stage 1 – Beginning with the End in Mind
Established Goals:
Standard(s) which lesson is based upon:
SC 04.24 The student demonstrates an understanding of how science explains changes in
life forms over time, including genetics, heredity, and the process of natural selection
SC 04.25 The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure, function, behavior,
development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms
SC 04.26 The student demonstrates an understanding that all organisms are linked to each
other and their physical environments through the transfer and transformation of matter and
energy
Standards which will be referenced:
CA 4.1 Cultural Practices and Rituals
CA 4.3 Practices Traditional Art Form
WR.04.04 Writes a minimum of four proficient writing samples in three different formats.
WR.04.05 Proofreads and corrects grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure,
punctuation, capitalization, spelling and usage in finished written work.
Understandings/Big Ideas – Why Do I
have to know/do this???
Cycles of Life
Essential Questions:
How do different parts of the
environment contribute to the cycle of
life?
Students will know….
Sexual & asexual reproduction
mutation
genes
inherited traits vs. learned behavior
energy transfer
respiration
photosynthesis (chloroplast, chlorophyll)
digestion
producer, consumer, decomposer
food web
mammal, fish, reptile, bird, amphibian
classification
nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm,
lysosomes, cell membrane, endoplasmic
reticulum, ribosome
Students will be able to ….
Distinguish between sexual and asexual
reproduction
Describe the outcomes of a mutation
Describe genes and sexual reproduction
Explain how inherited traits vs. learned
behaviors help in a subsistence lifestyle
Describe the functions of the organs in the
human body
Describe how organ systems in the body
work together
Describe how consumers, producers, and
decomposers relate to each other
Create a food web
Describe the process of photosynthesis
Describe the life cycles of different taxomic
classes and how they relate to each other
Label parts of a cell
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Type of Assessment
Level of Understanding
Assessed
1-minute Essay
Formative
Assessment
Prior to
Lesson
Formative
Assessment
During
Lesson:
What are inherited traits?
What are learned behaviors?
What are genes?
Concept Mapping
make a concept map using inherited
traits and learned behaviors in the
middle and listing appropriate trait
or behavior under each column
heading.
Knowledge (explanation)
Comprehension(interpretation)
Knowledge (explanation)
Comprehension(interpretation)
Application
Analysis (perspective)
Discussions
Importance of learned behaviors
and inherited traits in the
subsistence lifestyle
Formative
Assessment
At end of
lesson:
Performance Task Scoring Guide
Written Paper
Student Work Sample
Importance of learned behaviors
and inherited traits in the
subsistence lifestyle
Summative End of level Assessment
Assessment:
Knowledge (explanation)
Comprehension(interpretation)
Application
Analysis (perspective)
Synthesis (empathy)
Evaluation (self-knowledge)
Knowledge (explanation)
Comprehension(interpretation)
Application
Analysis (perspective)
Evaluation (self-knowledge)
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Learning Activities: Overview of Plan
Activity
1) 1- minute essay:
What is an inherited trait?
What is a learned behavior?
What are genes?
Form (Drill/Practice;
Practical Application;
Interactive/Simulation;
Real-life)
Practice
2) Concept map: make a concept map using
inherited traits and learned behaviors in the middle
and listing appropriate trait or behavior under each
column heading.
Practical Application
3) Compare physical traits to parents
Real-Life
4) Paper or Poster – subsistence lifestyle
Real-Life
5)
Daily Plan
Day 1: Introduction to inherited traits and learned behaviors
Pre-assessment
Day 2: Concept Mapping of inherited traits and learned behaviors
Day 3: Investigate where our inherited traits come from (i.e. mom or dad)
Day 4: Importance of inherited traits in the subsistence lifestyle. Importance of learned
behaviors in the subsistence lifestyle.
Day 5: Importance of gene diversity in a population