Lesson Plans
Week of: February 13th – 17th , 2017
Monday
2/13/2017
Standard/Objective: 6.L. 4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to support claims that living
organisms (1) obtain and use resources for energy, (2) respond to stimuli, (3) reproduce, and (4) grow
and develop.
Plan for the day:
Essential Question(s): What are characteristics do all organisms share?
Learning Target(s): I can list and explain the 4 characteristics of all living organisms.
1. Students and teacher will go over the answers to the Conservation of Energy Unit Test.
2. Students and teacher will complete a TWL chart about living organisms.
3. Students and teacher will view and discuss a video to introduce plants as living things Plants
Share the Characteristics of All Living Things
4. Students and teacher will take notes from the powerpoint and discuss the characteristics of all
Tuesday
2/14/2017
living things.
Homework: Study notes on classification of living organisms. Quiz on Monday, Feb. 20
Assessment: Teacher observation and questioning
Integrated Technology: SmartBoard, Discovery Education
Standard/Objective: 6.L. 4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to support claims that living
organisms (1) obtain and use resources for energy, (2) respond to stimuli, (3) reproduce, and (4) grow
and develop.
Plan for the day:
Essential Question(s): What are characteristics do all organisms share?
Learning Target(s): I can list and explain the 4 characteristics of all living organisms.
1. Students will complete health first five.
2. Students and teacher will review the characteristics of living organisms that were covered on
Monday.
3. Students and teacher will finish the discussion from yesterday about the characteristics of
living organisms.
4. Students will plant seeds to observe during the unit.
Wednesday
2/15/2017
Homework: Pick a living organism and explain how it demonstrates the 4 characteristics of all living
organisms.
Assessment: Teacher observation and questioning
Integrated Technology: Smartboard
Standard/Objective: 6.L.4A.2 Develop and use models to classify organisms base on the current
hierarchical taxonomic structure (including the kingdoms of protists, plants, fungi, and animals).
Plan for the day:
Essential Question(s): How are living things classified?
Learning Target(s): I can explain how living things are classified.
1. Students will complete science first five.
2. Students and teacher will go over their answers to homework. Teacher will correct any
misconceptions.
3. Students and teacher will go over slides 13-27 and discuss how living things are classified into
different levels.
4. Teacher will explain dichotomous keys to students.
5. Students and teacher will go over an example of a dichotomous key in class using
http://www.ewsdonline.org/view/5219.pdf
Homework: Study notes on classification of living organisms. Quiz on Monday, Feb. 20.
Assessment: Teacher observations and student responses
Integrated Technology: Smartboard, Discovery Education
Thursday
2/16/2017
Friday
2/17/2017
Standard/Objective: 6.L.4A.2 Develop and use models to classify organisms base on the current
hierarchical taxonomic structure (including the kingdoms of protists, plants, fungi, and animals).
Plan for the day:
Essential Question(s): How are living things classified?
Learning Target(s): I can explain how living things are classified.
1. Students will complete Health First Five.
2. Students and teacher will review how dichotomous keys work using
http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/dichotomous_bugs.swf
3. Students will complete their own dichotomous key independently.
Homework: Study notes on classification of living organisms. Quiz on Monday, Feb. 20
Assessment: Graded Dichotomous keys
Integrated Technology: Smartboard
Parent/Teacher Conferences from 8-12/No Students