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Updated: 11/11/2014
Who, Why (Bloom's), What (content), How (academic task)
Standard:
6.10A - build a model to illustrate the structural layers of Earth, including the inner core, outer
core, mantle, crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate comprehension of structural layers of the Earth by identifying the
Earth's layers on a drawing.
Differentiation / Language Objective:
Students will orally express where the layers of the Earth are located using the stems. . .
 The _______ is located next to the __________.
 The ______ is located between the _______ and ______.
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Standard:
6.10D - describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate comprehension of plate tectonics effect on major geological events by
physically moving "plates" to cause a specific geological event.
Language Objective / Differentiation:
Students will orally express how plate movement creates geological changes using the stems. . . .
 If one plate slides over another, a ________ is likely to occur.
 If a plate suddenly moves, a _______ is likely to occur.
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Standard:
6.11C - describe the history and future of space exploration including the types of equipment and
transportation needed for space travel.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate comprehension of important events in space history by recording events
onto a timeline in chronological order.
Language Objectives / Differentiation:
Students will orally explain chronological space history events using the stems below. . .
 _______ (event) happened _____ in space history and it will go ______ on the timeline.
 ______ (event) prompted ______ (event) in space history and I know this because ______.
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Standard:
6.11C - describe the history and future of space exploration including the types of equipment and
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6.11C - describe the history and future of space exploration including the types of equipment and
transportation needed for space travel.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate comprehension of history of space exploration by placing given events
and equipment developments on a timeline in their journals.
Language Objective:
Students will orally or in writing identify key space tools or events using the stems below.
 ________ was the first person to _______ in space exploration.
 ______ was developed to ______, and was pivotal in the ______ of space exploration.
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Standard:
6.12A - understand that all organisms are composed of one or more cells.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate comprehension that all living things are made up of cells by explaining
the formation of an animal and plant from cell to organism..
Language Objective:
Students will express in writing cell hierarchy using the stem(s) below.
 A cell becomes a ______, which becomes _____.
 From a cell to an organ system, the cycle is _____.
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Standard:
6.12A - understand that all organisms are composed of one or more cells.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of cell theory and composition by creating a bubble map
with characteristics and examples of unicellular and multicellular organisms.
Language Objective:
Students will orally explain cell theory and composition using the stem(s) below.
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All organisms are made up of ____ or more cells. All cells come from ______.
The cell is the basic unit of _______ in organisms.
A cell becomes a ______, which becomes _____.
From a cell to an organ system, the cycle is _____.
The invention of ___ (tool) was important in the study of cells. I know this because ____.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate comprehension of the levels of cell organization by depicting the
hierarchy of an organism from cell to organism.
Language Objective:
Students will orally express stages before and after a given stage of the cell heiarchy using the
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Students will orally express stages before and after a given stage of the cell heiarchy using the
stem below.
 The stage of a cell that occurs before __ is ___, and the stage that occurs after is ____.
Content Objective:
Students will develop comprehension of organisms at the cellular level by using microscopes to
analyze pond water for the presence and identification of microorganisms.
Language Objective:
Students will in writing record microorganisms observed in their science journals.
Content Objective:
Students will develop knowledge of characteristics of living and nonliving things by classifying
given objects and sorting them into groups based on shared characteristics.
Language Objective:
Students will in writing explain why they sorted the objects into certain groups using the stem
below.
 I grouped ______ together because they share _____ characteristics.
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Standard:
6.12B - recognize that the presence of a nucleus determines whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the difference between animal & plant cells by
identifying animal and plant cells and creating a Venn diagram comparing the two.
Language Objective:
Students will in writing explain the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and
compare animal cells to plant cells.
 A prokaryotic cell has a ________nucleus. An example of a prokaryotic cell is ________.
 A eukaryotic cell has a ________nucleus. An example of an eukaryotic cell is _________.
 An animal cell has a flexible cell __________. A plant cell has a stiff cell ____________.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate application of eukaryotic cells by creating a plant or animal cell
shrinky dink keychain.
Language Objective:
Students will orally justify the difference between an animal cell and plant cell.
 A plant cell has a stiff cell ______ and contains _____which helps it to make it’s own food.
 An animal cell has a flexible cell _________and does not contain ___________.
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Standard:
6.12D - identify the basic characteristics of organisms, including prokaryotic or eukaryotic,
unicellular or multicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic, and mode of reproduction, that further
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unicellular or multicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic, and mode of reproduction, that further
classify them in the currently recognized Kingdoms
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic
organisms, and sexual and asexual reproduction by creating foldables with definitions and
examples of each.
Language Objective:
Students will orally explain the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms, as
well as sexual and asexual reproduction, by using the following stems.
OL:
 A ___________ organism makes its own food through a process of __________.
 A ___________ obtains its ______ by feeding on other organisms.
Pre-AP:
 _______ are an example of _____organisms that use _______ to make their own food.
 _______ is when two or more organisms combine genetic material to form a new organism.
 __________ is when one organism makes a copy of itself by splitting or budding.
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of prokaryotic or eukaryotic by completing definitions
and drawing illustrations of the vocabulary words in their notebook.
Language Objective:
Students will orally explain the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells by
presenting their keynote presentation.
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Standard
6.12E - describe biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem in which organisms interact
Content Objective:
Students will develop knowledge of characteristics of living and nonliving things by viewing a
Discovery Education video in their Techbook.
Language Objective:
Students will in writing explain the 8 characteristics of living things on a homeroom document.
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