1/13 TeenBiz "Life Without Light or Air"/ Protist Notes

Teacher: Gainous/Walker

Unit/Session: Protist Kingdom

Date of Instruction:  1/13/2022

Standard/s: S7L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

a. Develop and defend a model that categorizes organisms based on common characteristics. 

Learning Target/ Teaching Point: I can describe the six kingdoms of life.

Success Criteria: 

• Identify and compare the six kingdoms 

• Explain characteristics that make each kingdom unique 

• Describe the difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms. 

Opening (I Do)

An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson.

TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10

INTRODUCTION/CONNECTION:

Science Starter review question 

DIRECT INSTRUCTION:  Video

Introduce the Protist kingdom through a slideshow and describe the following characteristics: 

Uni or Multicelluar 

Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?

Obtain Energy?

Location

Examples 

Work Period  (We Do, You Do)

Students learning by doing/demonstrating learning expectations.  Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period.

TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10

GUIDED PRACTICE:  

Students will use their 6 kingdoms graphic organizer to take notes during the presentation. 

Students will watch a video on the following protists to get a visual representation: 

Euglena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI7nEWUjk3A

Paramecium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyQfvxH425Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb0L7SnF9y0

Ameoba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRSl-VcUWU

INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION:

Students complete an achieve article titled “Life Without Light or Air”

Closing  (We Check)

Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding .

TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8

SUMMARIZE/CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING:

Review characteristics of protists 

Formative Assessment : 

Achieve article

Homework