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Kelly Lane Middle School 2013-2014 Science
Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Hejl, Sharp, Stern
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Subject/Period(s): 7th grade Science
Week of: November 3-7, 2014
Curriculum Bundle Focus:
Genetic information found in cells passes information from generation to generation.
Modifications: extended time, one-to-one explanation of assignment, preferential seating, visual representation of lesson (modeling), agenda
posted, handouts, oral admin in CM for 504 and IEP students, mentor texts (examples)
What
students will
know:
What students will
understand:
What students will do:
Warm Ups will cover vocabulary for the unit and basic concepts
MONDAY- SWBAT
7.14.C - recognize that inherited traits
of individuals are governed in the genetic
material found in the genes within
chromosomes in the nucleus
TUESDAY- SWBAT
7.14.A - define heredity as the passage of
genetic instructions from one generation
to the next generation
WEDNESDAY- SWBAT
How will we
know our
students have
learned?
Practice Grade-
Will have a portion of the period to finish the Reproduction and
Diversity Lab
Create a Monster with dominant and recessive traits project
Assessment Grade-
DNA extraction Lab
Practice GradeAssessment Grade-
The students will be able to extract DNA from a strawberry
Notes on Natural Selection
Practice: Assessment
7.11.C - identify some changes in
genetic traits that have occurred over
several generations through natural
selection and selective breeding such as
the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch
(Geospiza fortis) or domestic animals
Grade-
THURSDAY - SWBAT
Practice Grade-
7.11.C - identify some changes in
genetic traits that have occurred over
several generations through natural
selection and selective breeding such as
the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch
(Geospiza fortis) or domestic animals
LAB
Practice worksheet
Battle of the beaks Day 1
Lab due at the end of
the period Friday
Assessment Grade –
FRIDAY – SWBAT
Battle of the beaks Day 2
7.11.C - identify some changes in
genetic traits that have occurred over
several generations through natural
selection and selective breeding such as
the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch
(Geospiza fortis) or domestic animals
SWBAT- STUDENT WILL BE ABEL TOTest will be on Tuesday November 11th
Practice GradeAssessment GradeLab Write-up