OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Ramsey Subject: Science Grade: 6th
Week of : December 10th, 2012 Unit: II -6 Weeks Week: 5
Unit Title: Rocks and Minerals Essential Question: How does Earth’s fossil record inform us of its history?
| 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
12/10
| RH.4 RL.9 RST. 3 | Recognize key characteristics of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions
| How volcanic eruptions change the Earth’s surface? | 1. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. 2. Use their experience and their knowledge. 3. Follow precisely a multi-step to demonstrate solid, liquid, and gas, as well as mass and volume | 1. Describe why 1816 was called "the year without a summer." 2. Discuss the importance of volcanoes to life on Earth. 3. Describe a pyroclastic flow. |
Tues
12/11
| RST.3 WHST.2 SL.1e | Identify locations of volcanoes around the world | What do you do in the event of a volcanic eruption? | 1. Following precisely the procedure for taking the measurements. 2. Write explanatory scientific procedures. 3. See to understand and communicate results. | 1. List and describe the steps you would take to predict a volcanic eruption. 2. Describe the death of a volcano. 3. What can we expect to gain by understanding volcanic discharges? |
Wed
12/12
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| SCIENCE WORLD | |||
Thurs
12/13
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| Art Class | |||
Fri
12/114
| Weekly Assessment | 12:00 Dismissal | |||
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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. vent 2. lava 3. crater 4. hot spot 5. cinder cone volcano 6. shield volcano 7. composite volcano 8. geothermal energy 9. volcano 10. focus 11. magma 12. mantle | Use of Technology: __X__ Smartboard __X__ Student Response System |