Johnston Middle School Lesson Plan 2015-2016
Teacher: Bruce S. Hartman
Subject: Science 8 regular, Pre-AP, Vanguard
6: Atmosphere and Ocean Systems
Unit:
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Student Objective (The students will)
Week Of:
Teaching, Reteaching, Enrichment,
Assessment Activities
March 7-11, 2016
Resources/Materials
1C: Use
techniques
to learn
new
vocabulary
5B: Write
using newly
acquired
vocabulary
8.11
A
8.11
B
Field trip- Hermann Park
TSW identify roles, relationships,
and interdependence of organisms
in ecosystems
Field trip- Hermann Park
The students will conduct a survey of the Hermann Park
terrestrial and wetlands ecosystems by identifying various
organisms and their trophic levels and niches. Students
will then create food webs illustrating the interdependence
and interaction of the organisms observed on the field trip.
pen
field trip handout
observations
collected in the park
1C: Use
techniques
to learn
new
vocabulary
5B: Write
using newly
acquired
vocabulary
8.10
A
8.10
B
TSW recognize that the sun provides the energy
that drives convection within the atmosphere and
oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
TSW identify how global patterns of atmospheric
movement influence local weather using maps
that show high and low pressures and fronts.
Warm-up: convection currents
1.) Students will complete guided notes on weather
systems and convection currents.
2.) Students will complete an activity in which they
interpret weather maps using information about fronts,
high pressure, and low pressure and answer study
questions about them.
pen
PowerPoint
presentation
guided notes handout
Weather Map activity
1C: Use
techniques
to learn
new
vocabulary
5B: Write
using newly
acquired
vocabulary
8.10
A
8.10
C
TSW recognize that the sun provides the energy
that drives convection within the atmosphere and
oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
TSW identify the role of the oceans in the
formation of weather systems such as hurricanes.
Warm-up: convection currents
1.) Students will complete guided notes on convection
currents in the ocean.
2.) Students will complete an activity in which they identify
the location and temperatures of some well-known surface
ocean currents and answer study questions about them.
pen
PowerPoint
presentation
guided notes handout
Ocean Currents activity
1C: Use
techniques
to learn
new
vocabulary
5B: Write
using newly
acquired
vocabulary
8.10
A
8.10
B
TSW recognize that the sun provides the energy
that drives convection within the atmosphere and
oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
TSW identify how global patterns of atmospheric
movement influence local weather using maps
that show high and low pressures and fronts.
Warm-up: ocean currents
1.) Students will complete guided notes on weather
systems and convection currents.
2.) Students will complete an activity in which they
interpret weather maps using information about fronts,
high pressure, and low pressure and answer study
questions about them.
pen
PowerPoint
presentation
guided notes handout
Weather Map activity
1C: Use
techniques
to learn
new
vocabulary
5B: Write
using newly
acquired
vocabulary
8.10
A
8.10
B
TSW recognize that the sun provides the energy
that drives convection within the atmosphere and
oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
TSW identify how global patterns of atmospheric
movement influence local weather using maps
that show high and low pressures and fronts.
Warm-up: ocean currents
1.) Students will use weather instruments to take
readings of pressure, temperature, wind speed
and direction, and relative humidity and use those
measurements to interpret today's weather.
pen
lab book
handouts
weather instruments
Homework
1.) Grades 5th 6 weeks close
Th 3/24/16.
2.) Read Ch 11 'Weather' pp
438-481. 2 pages of notes any
style different from the last set
of notes due M/T 3/21-22/16
3.) Weather Homework due
M/T 3/21-22/16.
4.) STAAR readiness
assessment M/T 3/21-22/16
1.) Grades 5th 6 weeks close
Th 3/24/16.
2.) Read Ch 11 'Weather' pp
438-481. 2 pages of notes any
style different from the last set
of notes due M/T 3/21-22/16
3.) Weather Homework due
M/T 3/21-22/16.
4.) STAAR readiness
assessment M/T 3/21-22/16
1.) Grades 5th 6 weeks close
Th 3/24/16.
2.) Read Ch 11 'Weather' pp
438-481. 2 pages of notes any
style different from the last set
of notes due M/T 3/21-22/16
3.) Weather Homework due
M/T 3/21-22/16.
4.) STAAR readiness
assessment M/T 3/21-22/16
1.) Grades 5th 6 weeks close
Th 3/24/16.
2.) Read Ch 11 'Weather' pp
438-481. 2 pages of notes any
style different from the last set
of notes due M/T 3/21-22/16
3.) Weather Homework due
M/T 3/21-22/16.
4.) STAAR readiness
assessment M/T 3/21-22/16
1.) Grades 5th 6 weeks close
Th 3/24/16.
2.) Read Ch 11 'Weather' pp
438-481. 2 pages of notes any
style different from the last set
of notes due M/T 3/21-22/16
3.) Weather Homework due
M/T 3/21-22/16.
4.) STAAR readiness
assessment M/T 3/21-22/16
* This lesson plan addresess individual IEP's or service plans for students in specific classes.
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