OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Ramsey Subject: Science Grade: 7th
Week of: 1/20/14 Unit: IV Week: 1 (9 weeks)
Unit Title: Earth Structure and Movement Essential Question: Why and how have Earth’s features changed over time?
| CCSS Code e.g. RL.K.5 | OUTCOMES (Lesson Focus) What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson? | ASSESSMENT How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? Please state the question that will be asked during your formative assessment. | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? Please list in the order that you will implement. | 3 HOTS QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon
1/20 | Martin Luther King’s Day | School CLosed | |||
Tues
1/21
| WHST. 2d RST.7 L.1 | Compare rill, sheet, gully, and stream erosion | What are the curves in mature streams called? | 1. Contrast the runoff from paved streets and grassy fields during thunderstorms. 2. Write a quick poem describing erosion. 3. Trace the pattern of drainage system from its source to it mouth | 1 Explain how rill erosion could evolve into gully erosion. 2. What conditions causes a levee to broke? 3. Describe the three stages of stream development? |
Wed
1/22
| SL.1 RST.2 WHST.1c | Explain what cause runoff | What is the land area where a stream gets its water called? | 1. Recall what they have learned about the importance of water. 2. Brainstorm possible ways to reduce further erosions. 3. In groups see how different surfaces affect runoff. | 1. What factors affect runoff? 2. Explain what happens to the sediments after its is eroded by the river. 3. |
Thurs
1/23
| ART CLASS | ||||
Fri
1/24
| WHST 2.f SL. 1.a RI.7 | Students will learn the similarities and differences between till and outwash. | What is till? | 1. Use internet to show information. 2. Choose information on rocks that expresses ideas precisely and concisely. 3. Uses established criteria to classify the rocks in the text. | 1. Why is till unsorted? 2. How do glaciers erode the landscape? 3. How do moraines form? |
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| Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale: Tests (40%): Quizzes (20%): Classwork/ Participation (15%): Homework (5%): Projects/ Portfolios (20%):
| Vocabulary words for week: 1. weathering 2. mechanical weathering 3. ice wedging 4. chemical weathering 5. oxidation 6. climate 7. soil 8. humus 9. soil profile 10.horizon 11. litter 12. leaching | Use of Technology: __X__ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |