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

 9/24

RST.2

L.1

SL.1

 Students will learn of the different types of rocks.

 How can you tell whether a rock is igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary?

1.  Determine an accurate summary using prior knowledge. 

2. Recognize variations from standard English

3.  Follow the rules of the scientific methods.

1.  Draw and label the rock cycle and the different types of rock formation.

2. Describe the differences in their process.

3.  Compare and contrast the three types of rocks.

Tues

 9/25

WHST.6

RST.9

SL.2

 Students learn of minerals that are made of rocks

Have you noticed the effects of erosion on any rock formations that you've seen, either near your home or elsewhere?

1.  Use technology to present information clearly.

2.  Compare and contrast information from video.

3.  Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats

1.Show how changes in the processes form minerals.

2.  Discuss the places where you've noticed erosion, and

3. Speculate about the causes for that erosion.

Wed

 9/26

WHST.7

RST.3

SL. 1.a

 Students will demonstrate whether rocks can float.

 How water gets in rocks in if they are  solid?

1.  Conduct a short research to answer the question. 

2.  Follow precisely a multi-step procedure to test hypothesis.

3.  Come to discussion prepared, having or studied required material.

1. How water gets in rocks in if they are  solid?

2. Weigh the chalk with the spring scale to determine how heavy it is when dry.

3.  Compare chalk in water and in vinegar.

Thurs

 9/27

Fri

 9/28

 Students will draw and label the rock cycle and the different types of rock formation.

 What are rocks composed of?

1.  List several objects that are made or rocks and minerals.

2.  How can trees on a slope prevent landslides?

3. Describe how weather can change Earth’s

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. lithosphere              6. physical properties

2. minerals                  7. chemical property

3. elements                 8.  density

4.  atom                       9. fossils

5.  molecules             10. rock cycle

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System