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Monday
S4C3PO2. Explain
how organisms
obtain and use
resources to develop
SWBAT understand
the relationships
between different
organisms and their
habitat and/or niche
SWBAT write the
differences and
similarities between
commensalism,
mutualism, and
parasitism by
completing
a week,
venn
Article of the

Tuesday
S4C3PO2. Explain
how organisms
obtain and use
resources to develop
SWBAT understand
the importance of
food, water, shelter,
and space to
organisms within an
SWBAT write and
speak about how
food, shelter, space,
and water affect
populations by taking
notes and listening to
a
story.Food, Shelter,
Vocab,

Wednesday
S4C3PO2. Explain
how organisms obtain
and use resources to
develop and thrive in:
SWBAT locate the
main stem,
tributaries,
headwaters, mouth,
and boundaries of the
SWBAT speak about
what is a watershed
by watching a video
clip and discussing
the relationships
between organisms
within
Vocab,that
Mapping a

Thursday
S4C3PO6. Create a
model of interactions
of living organisms
within an ecosystem.
SWBAT identify the
relationship between
predators and their
prey and make
connections to
SWBAT write about
the connections
between predators,
prey and food
chains/webs by
writing a paragraph
using
writing
Vocab,the
Writing

Explain the
importance of food,
water, shelter, and
space. How does this
Use each term in a
complete science
sentence.

What biotic and

abiotic factors can
you relate to a
watershed?
Illustrate each term.

Can you apply

predator/prey
relationships to
interactions within
Give a fact or
characteristic for each
term.

Video Clip, Triple

Venn

Identify the Pop

Problem

Watershed activity,
Video Clip

Predator Game

Teeth Activity

Attack the text for

AoW and model
Update ToC, WWK
Glossary, and
assignment log

Tell a story giving

examples of food,
Take notes and
discuss the different
factors that affect
populations: food,
water, shelter, space

Take notes on
relationships, create
a triple venn, and
write vocabulary
terms on the back of
vocabulary squares
Can you relate
commensalism,
mutualism, and
parasitism
Article of the to
Week:

Create a puzzle that

represents each of
the four factors that
affect populations in
an illustration.

Share definition of
watershed and show
Show examples of 3D
watershed and flat
watershed; find
watershed by using
the four rivers
TOGETHER
Discuss: What

Review predator and

prey relationships and
Write a paragraph
discussing
predator/prey
relationships and the
connection to food
chains/webs
Play predatorusing
gamethe

Lead vocabulary Show

Down and facilitate
Participate in socratic
seminar discussion
and make connections
between relationships,
niches,
populations/communit
Participate in teeth

watershed do we live
in?
Map out the Verde
watershed

activity trying to
identify herbivores,
omnivores, and
carnivores.

What are the most

basic and important
needs for survival?
How
Articledoes
of thethis
Week:

What resources are

available to
organisms/population
s
in a watershed?
Article
of the Week:

by meandering,
walking, or moving
around the room as
designated predator
as they hunt for
How do predators and
prey add or subtract
balance to an
ecosystem?
Article of the Week:

Animal Relationships

Animal Relationships

Animal Relationships

Animal Relationships

Reflect on the
connection from

Identify relationships
using a graphic

Reflect on the
interactions between

Write a paragraph
using a topic

vocab, notes on
ecosystems and
relationships.
How do the different
relationships apply
to food chains and
food webs?
Write each term four
times.

Water and Space

puzzle piece

Watershed

Program with Predator

and Prey

Friday
S4C3PO5. Predict how
environmental factors
(e.g. floods, droughts,
temperature changes)
SWBAT explain why
teeth are shaped
differently in
herbivores,
omnivores, and
SWBAT speak about
animal relationships in
an ecosystem by
participating in a
socratic seminar
discussion about the
Article
of the
Week.
Vocabulary
Show

Down, AoW Discussion

(Socratic Seminar)
Teeth Shape with
How do these relationships
relate back to the food chain
and food web?
Vocabulary practice
Show Down!

Why are some animal

teeth flat, some
round, and others
sharp?
is theDue!
Article ofWhat
the Week
Accurately identify
organisms based on

Self

Reflection
What Went Particularly Well
What went particularly well was that the students had fun and were able to make the connection that there are not always
enough prey for certain predators which caused certain predators die, therefore shrinking the food web/food chain.
What Will You Change Next Time
What I would change about the lesson next time would be to have the students collect the prey so that other students would not
cheat and erase other students initials and claim the prey as their own.
The Feedback You Received From Your Mentor Teacher
I received similar feedback from my mentor, being that next time I should be sure that the students collect the prey because too
many students want to cheat to collect the most prey, though that is not the point of the game.
Managing Student Behavior
The students were mostly well behaved and on task, very few did not participate and only one or two in each class decided that
they wanted to run, despite the rules, so they were instructed to sit down and not participate.

Teacher Movement
When it comes to teacher movement I moved around the room just as much as the students moved around so that I could keep

a close eye on as many students as possible and let them know that I was engaged in what they were doing as well.
Positive Praise
Positive phrases that I used during this activity to keep the students motivated and excited were: You are all doing an
excellent job! I see some very stealthy predators lurking around the room! We have some excellent hunters! I try my best to let
my students know when they are doing a great job at anything and everything. I feel that I used a lot of positive praise during this
activity only because this is something that I normally do and try to do very frequently on a daily basis. I definitely could have used
this as a technique to cure some disobedient behavior from students and this is something that I would like to work on in my
classroom everyday.