Lesson Plan 2: Cells & Vocabulary Continued
This is a a second model lesson,to be used after the first for teaching vocabulary in science. It references activities from 50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy (2nd Ed) published by Pearson.
LESSON PLAN 2
March 26, 2012
SUBJECT: Science
TOPIC: Cells
GRADE: 7th
TIME/PERIOD: 50 minutes
OBJECTIVES:
SWBAT: Students will be able to explain the functions of the organelles of the cell
SWBAT: Students will be able to illustrate that all organisms are composed of cells and the reactions that sustain life occur within cells
STATE STANDARDS (COMMON CORE STANDARDS)
# (Common Core Standard) 6-8.RS.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
# (Content Standard) SCI.7.3.1 2010
Explain that all living organisms are composed of one cell or multiple cells and that the many functions needed to sustain life are carried out within cells.
ELL STANDARDS
#ELP.7.1
Word Recognition, Fluency and Vocabulary development
Language minority students will listen, speak, read, and write to convey knowledge of sounds, words, word parts, and context clues.
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| 7 min | Anticipatory set-the hook
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As students enter the room and sit down a powerpoint will be playing of various images of the different parts of a cell. After everyone has entered we will go through the powerpoint and students will participate by sharing information about organelles from their Vocabulary Awareness chart. They can add to this chart from the information given by their classmates.
Students will then vote on which type of cell they would like to build a class model for, either a plant cell, or an animal cell |
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| Objectives
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This is posted on the board for the students as they come into the classroom and is referenced in instruction |
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| 12 min | Instruction
Use microscopes and slides to identify the different parts of the cell– draw, label, and describe the functions of organelles/cell parts. Students can use content guides and vocabulary awareness to complete the lab. I will be circulating the classroom asking questions of each student and making sure the lab is going smoothly, there may be some trouble with some students microscope techniques.
Student will be grouped in specific lab groups from the previous activity, they will work together to complete the different part of a giant cell model with their elbow partner. They will be allowed to sign up for whichever organelle or cell part they wish. They will be expected to label the important parts of their organelle and they will present this to the class as we put the giant model together. |
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Students Need
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| 23 | Practice
Guided: N/A
Independent (Lab Groups) All practice for this lesson is lab groups and not necessarily guided unless some groups are having trouble.
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– Students will observe the different parts of cells under the microscope in their lab groups. They will complete labeled drawings of what they see in their lab notebook. The will include the important functions of each organelle under the drawings.
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Students Need
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| 5 min | Assessment
Formative: Class presentation
Summative: – Vocabulary Test Next Class
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Students will “jigsaw” the models of the different organelles which they will present to the class. | Copies of the vocabulary test for next class. |
| 3 min | Closure:
Fast facts about cells, and setting up for next lesson about organs
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Students listen as I share some quick facts about cells and reference the article they read last class from the BBC setting up for the next lesson on organs. Leaving them with the take home point: Three hundred million cells die in the human body every minute. While that sounds like a lot, it’s really just a small fraction of the cells that are in the human body. Estimates have placed the total number of cells in the body at 10-50 trillion so you can afford to lose a few hundred million without a hitch.
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Fast Facts on Cells |
Rationale for this lesson:
Through this lesson, student will be able to conceptualize what a cell looks like and the functions which are completed by the cell to sustain life (SCI 7.3.1). They will increase their content area vocabulary using the vocabulary awareness and concept guide to document their progress ((6-8 RS.4 & ELP 7.1). This lesson will allow them to discover various types of cells under the microscope and record their findings in a journal which allows them to model the actions of real scientists.
All Posts, Craft and Structure (6-8), ED 228: Content Literacy, Lesson Plans, Standard #7: Planning for Instruction., Standard #8: Instructional Strategies.
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