15.1 - Birds

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Lesson
Plans
Section 1
Schedule
Block Schedule: 1 session
Single Periods: 2 sessions
(■ denotes activities recommended for block schedule.)
Objectivesi
1. Identify the characteristics of birds.
2. Identify the adaptations birds have for flight.
3. Explain how birds reproduce and develop.
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Birds
National Content Standards
UCP3, A1, C1, C2, C3, C5
Core Content for Science Assessment
SI-2, SI-3, SI-4, SI-5, A/C-2, 3.4.1a, 3.4.1b
Motivatei
_____ Explore Activity, p. 431
_____ Before You Read, p. 431 (Foldables, p. 15, CRB)
■____ Section Focus Transparency 1, TCR (Transparency Master and Study Guide, p. 40, CRB)
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Teachi
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Content Background, pp. 430E–430F, TWE
Astronomy Integration, p. 433
Activity, pp. 433, 435, 436, 438, TWE
Visual Learning, pp. 434, 438, TWE
MiniLAB: Modeling Feather Preening, p. 434 (MiniLAB Worksheet, p. 3, CRB)
Environmental Science Integration, p. 435
Science Online, p. 436
Discussion, pp. 437, 439, TWE
Content Outline for Teaching, Section 1 (Note-taking Worksheet, pp. 29–31, CRB)
Teaching Transparency, TCR (Transparency Master and Study Guide, pp. 43–44, CRB)
Laboratory Activity 1, pp. 9–10, CRB
Home and Community Involvement, p. 27, TCR
Spanish Resources, Section 1, CRB
Assessi
■____ Section Assessment, p. 439
_____ Skill Builder Activities, p. 439
_____ Performance Assessment in the Science Classroom, pp. 89, 93, 123, TCR
Reteach/Reinforcei
■____ Directed Reading for Content Mastery, pp. 17, 18, CRB
_____ Spanish Directed Reading for Content Mastery, pp. 21, 22, CRB
■____ Reinforcement, p. 25, CRB
Enrich/Applyi
_____ Enrichment, p. 27, CRB
_____ Earth Science Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving, p. 12, TCR
_____ Life Science Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving, pp. 12, 13, TCR
Multimedia Optionsi
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Vocabulary Puzzlemaker Software, Ch. 15
Guided Reading Audio Program (English & Spanish), Ch. 15
Interactive CD-ROM, Presentation Builder and Exploration, Ch. 15
Using the Internet in the Science Classroom, TCR
Science Web site: science.glencoe.com
TWE = Teacher Wraparound Edition,
CRB = Chapter Resources Booklet, TCR = Teacher Classroom Resources
Birds and Mammals
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