GMSS_CA_Lesson Plans

Chapter 2 From a Cell to an Organism

Lesson 1 The Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Standards: 1.c, 1.e

Schedule Single Periods: 5 sessions Block Schedule: 2.5 sessions

Lesson Objectives 1. Describe the cell cycle. 2. Identify the stages of mitosis. 3. Distinguish among the cell cycle, mitosis, and cell division. 4. Explain the importance of cell division.

Motivate

____ Launch Lab, p. 85 ____ Lesson Focus Transparency, Ch. 2, Lesson 1 (EL) ____ Foldables, p. 85 ____ Target Your Reading, p. 87; Worksheet, p. x, CRB (EL)

Teach

____ Interactive Classroom, Ch. 2, Lesson 1  ____ DataLab, p. 96 ____ Teaching Transparency, Ch. 2, Lesson 1 (EL) ____ BrainPop Movie, Mitosis, ca7.msscience.com

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Leveled Resources

Below Level On Level Advanced Learner __ Reading Essentials, English, __ Science Notebook: Active __ Science Notebook: Active Ch. 2, Lesson 1 (EL) Reading and Note-taking, Reading and Note-taking, __ Reading Essentials, Spanish, Ch. 2, Lesson 1 Ch. 2, Lesson 1 Ch. 2, Lesson 1 (EL) __ Chapter Outline, Lesson 1, __ Chapter Outline, Lesson 1, __ Science Notebook: Active pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) Reading and Note-taking, __ Reinforcement Worksheet, p. x, __ Enrichment Worksheet, p. x, CRB Ch. 2, Lesson 1 CRB __ Vocabulary PuzzleMaker, Ch. 2, __ Chapter Content Mastery, __ Vocabulary PuzzleMaker, Ch. 2, ca7.msscience.com (EL) English, p. x, CRB (EL) ca7.msscience.com (EL) __ Science Activities for Advanced __ Chapter Content Mastery, __ Language Arts Support for Learners, p. 13 Spanish, p. x, CRB (EL) Science, Ch. 2 (EL) __ Language Arts Support for __ Chapter Outline, Lesson 1, pp. __ School to Home Connection Science, Ch. 2 (EL) xx-xx, CRB (EL) Activities, Ch. 2 __ School to Home Connection __ Vocabulary PuzzleMaker, Ch. 2, __ Virtual Lab  Activities, Ch. 2 ca7.msscience.com (EL) __ Culturally Relevant Activities for __ Virtual Lab  __ Language Arts Support for Science Science, Ch. 2 (EL) __ Culturally Relevant Activities for __ StudentWorks Plus, Ch. 2, Science __ School to Home Connection Activities, Ch. 2 Lesson 1 (EL)  __ StudentWorks Plus, Ch. 2, __ StudentWorks Plus, Ch. 2, __ Mathematics Skills Activities, Lesson 1 (EL)  Activity 5 Lesson 1 (EL)  __ Mathematics Skills Activities, Activity 5 __ Active Folders, Cell Processes; Mitosis and Meiosis

Assess

_____ Lesson Review, p. 95 _____ Interactive Classroom, Lesson Review, Ch. 2, Lesson 1  _____ Standards Check, ca7.msscience.com _____ ExamView Assessment Suite

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Chapter 2

Lesson 2 Levels of Organization

Standards: 1.f, 5.a

Schedule Single Periods: 6 sessions Block Schedule: 3 sessions

Lesson Objectives 1. Compare and contrast a protist to a human skin cell. 2. Distinguish between differentiation of a plant cell and an animal cell. 3. Sequence the levels of organization from cell to organism.

Motivate

____ Lesson Focus Transparency, Ch. 2, Lesson 2 (EL)

Teach

____ Interactive Classroom, Ch. 2, Lesson 2  ____ MiniLab, p. 103; Worksheet, p. x, CRB ____ Lab, pp. 108–109; Leveled Lab Worksheets A/B, pp. xx-xx, CRB ____ Teaching Transparency, Ch. 2, Lesson 2 (EL) ____ BrainPop Movies, Cell Specialization and Protists, ca7.msscience.com

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Leveled Resources

Below Level On Level Advanced Learner __ Reading Essentials, English, __ Science Notebook: Active __ Science Notebook: Active Ch. 2, Lesson 2 (EL) Reading and Note-taking, Reading and Note-taking, __ Reading Essentials, Spanish, Ch. 2, Lesson 2 Ch. 2, Lesson 2 Ch. 2, Lesson 2 (EL) __ Chapter Outline, Lesson 2, __ Chapter Outline, Lesson 2, __ Science Notebook: Active pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) Reading and Note-taking, __ Reinforcement Worksheet, p. x, __ Enrichment Worksheet, p. x, CRB Ch. 2, Lesson 2 CRB __ Chapter Content Vocabulary, __ Chapter Content Mastery, __ Chapter Content Vocabulary, pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) English, p. x, CRB (EL) pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) __ Chapter Test C, pp. xx-xx, CRB __ Chapter Content Mastery, __ Chapter Test B, pp. xx-xx, CRB __ Vocabulary PuzzleMaker, Ch. 2, Spanish, p. x, CRB (EL) __ Vocabulary PuzzleMaker, Ch. 2, ca7.msscience.com (EL) __ Chapter Outline, Lesson 2, ca7.msscience.com (EL) __ Language Arts Support for pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) __ Language Arts Support for Science, Ch. 2 (EL) __ Chapter Content Vocabulary, Science, Ch. 2 (EL) __ School to Home Connection pp. xx-xx, CRB (EL) __ School to Home Connection Activities, Ch. 2 __ Chapter Test A, pp. xx-xx, CRB Activities, Ch. 2 __ Virtual Lab  __ Vocabulary PuzzleMaker, Ch. 2, __ Virtual Lab  ca7.msscience.com (EL) __ Culturally Relevant Activities for __ Culturally Relevant Activities for Science __ Language Arts Support for Science Science, Ch. 2 (EL) __ StudentWorks Plus, Ch. 2, __ StudentWorks Plus, Ch. 2, __ School to Home Connection Lesson 2 (EL)  Activities, Ch. 2 Lesson 2 (EL)  __ StudentWorks Plus, Ch. 2, Lesson 2 (EL)  __ Active Folders, Classification

Assess the Lesson

_____ Lesson Review, p. 107 _____ Interactive Classroom, Lesson Review, Ch. 2, Lesson 2  _____ Standards Check, ca7.msscience.com _____ ExamView Assessment Suite

Review and Assess the Chapter

_____ Chapter Review, pp. xx-xx, CRB _____ Standards Study Guide, p. 112 _____ Interactive Tutor, ca7.msscience.com _____ Standards Review, pp. 113–115

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_____ Standards Review, ca7.msscience.com _____ Standards Assessment, pp. 116–117 _____ ExamView Assessment Suite

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