1/24 Plant Wanted Ad

Teacher: Gainous

Unit/Session: Plant Kingdom

Date of Instruction:  1/24/2022

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: 

Review the plant kingdom and its characteristics. Introduce today’s activity by showing them an example of a Wanted Ad for a plant. Put a list of interesting plants on the board for students to research

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:  

The class will view the assignment today titled “Plant Wanted Ad” poster and will look at completed assignments from the past to see what a perfect poster looks like. Next, students will choose a species of plant to research

INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION:

Students will spend the class researching and creating their plant wanted ad

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