all prey animals so their outcome will be 15/15 or all of them would be eaten by the predators. (Extend) 10 Students will write (journal) about their understanding of probability based on the terms learned yesterday. (impossible, unlikely, as likely as, equally likely, likely, and certain) (Engage) Students will watch a Bill Nye the Science Guy on Probability----http://youtu.be/Sqq4k50dxbI (Explain) Students will view a Study Jams video on Changes in Ecosystems (Explain) Students will test their knowledge by completing a formative assessment on Study Jams. (Evaluate) Students will think about the following questions and reflect in journal writing and orally on their knowledge and understanding of the concepts learned in this unit. (Evaluate) 1. What would happen if an animal’s habitat were destroyed? 2. What is the relationship between predator and prey? 11 Students will review with slides 25-41 in Denise Carroll's Habitats for Plants and Animals. (Explain) Students will choose an organism from their list from Day 1. (Extend) Students will research their organism and create a PowerPoint slide including pictures and where their animal fits into the habitat. (Extend) Students will then combine the organisms from their habitats into a group into a food chain. (Extend) 12 Students will present their food chain and habitat slide show to the class. (Evaluate) 13 Students will review all materials from this unit through games, vocabulary, and other activities. (Evaluate) Students will play a game with vocabulary words. (Evaluate) Students will use solpass.org as a study resource. (Evaluate) Students will use the following site as a study resource of food chains: (Evaluate) 14 Students will complete an evaluation for the unit. (Evaluate) Students will complete a Post-Habitat Survey. (Evaluate) Type of Integration: Content Specific Level or Extent of Integration: Science Focus
Math Instruction: The teacher will begin by having students watch a Study Jams video on Fractions Throughout the day students will have the opportunity to complete the formative assessment on Study Jams. The student will show their teacher their score at the end of the assessment. The teacher will record the data to support instruction. The teacher will give students models and pictures as a review of fractions. The teacher will handout white boards for student to use to show their understanding of fractions. Students will use the cards from the food chain to complete the following activity. After the review, students will be given a strip of paper they will fold the strip of paper into thirds. On one side of the paper students will label each section with the following labels producers, consumers, decomposers. On the other side of the paper students will label each section with the following labels herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. In each of the labeled sections, students will write a fraction based on their classifications on each side of the paper. Differentiation Strategies to meet diverse learner needs: SCIENCE- The reading material that I would choose for this lesson would be leveled for the different reading groups in my classroom. Students that struggle with the format of a food chain may be given a model to follow for their food chain they are creating. Students may struggle with the concepts of food chains, these students could complete their food chains with the teacher as he or she models the activity. For the formative assessments or reading resources, I would read the assessment aloud for students needing the accommodation. MATH- Some students may not have knowledge of fractions and the activity could be model for the students in a teacher-directed activity. Students can refer to their vocabulary notebook if they need help remembering the meaning of producer, consumer, decomposer, herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. For the formative assessments or other reading resources, I would read the assessment aloud for students needing the accommodation. Attach Worksheets &/or Hand-outs, if applicable for this lesson Exit Ticket-- Math-Formative Assessment—Day 7 Fractions (attached below) Food Chain Picture Cards (attached below) (Should be printed, cutout, and glued to index cards)