1/21 Plant Kingdom

Teacher: Gainous

Unit/Session: Plant Kingdom

Date of Instruction:  1/21/2022

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 

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 Plant kingdom through a slideshow and describe the following characteristics: 

Uni or Multicellular 

Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?

Obtain Energy?

Location

Examples 

Slides (58-66)

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 the Plants Bill Nye and answer the questions that follow. 

INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION:

Bill Nye video recap questions 

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 plants

Formative Assessment : 

Oral Q & A recap of the plant kingdom

Homework

Study vocabulary words