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OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN

 

Teacher’s Name:  Mrs. Ramsey                                           Subject: Science                                                 Grade: 8th

  

Week of:  2/4/13                                            Unit: IV                        Week: 4 (9 weeks)

Unit Title: Cells, Heredity, and Genetics                        Essential Question: How is life sustained through reproduction and development?

                       

 

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

 

2/4 

COMMON CORE SEMINAR

Tues

 

 

2/5

 

SL.1a

RST.3

WHST4.

Understand how multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance are and examples of each.

Name a sex-linked disorder.

1.  Use Punnett squares to demonstrates inheritance patterns discussed in the section.

2. Oral reading.

3.  Create a graph that shows the effect of polygenic inheritance.

1.  Why is a pedigree a useful tool for a geneticist?

2. What are sex-linked disorders.

3.  Describe the importance of genetic engineering.

Wed

 

2/6

 

 

L.1

RST.2

WHST.6

To learn how traits are inherited by incomplete dominance.

 What is incomplete dominance?

1.  Review vocabulary words.

2.  Oral reading.

3.  Compare the three types of inheritance.

1.  What controls blood type in humans?

2.  Describe the type of dominance produces pink four o’clock flowers.

3.  Explain why a trait inherited by incomplete dominance is not a blend of two alleles.

Thurs

 

2/7 

 

SL.1

RST.2

WHST.1c

To learn human genetics and heredity explain why you look the way you do.

 

1.  Review vocabulary words.

2.  Oral reading.

3.  Use text questions for comprehension

1.  What is the probability that any single pregnancy will result in the birth of a girl.

2.  How can the outcome or each pregnancy be predicted?

3.  Using Math p. 480

Fri

 

2/8

 

 

PBL - Living the Stations of Cross

 

 

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.  genes

2.  color blindness

3.  incomplete dominance

4.  alleles

5.  traits

6.  multiple alleles

7.  recessive genes

8.  polygenic inheritance

9.  X and Y chromosomes

10.  Punnett Square

Use of Technology:

   __X__ Smartboard

   _X___ Student Response System