Lesson 1 Topic: Intro

to plant adaptations

Objective: Students
will be able to define
the word adaptation,
using specific plant
adaptations as
examples.

Instructional Strategy:
Direct instruction,
guided independent
and small group
student research
Lesson 2 Topic: Plant
Adaptation Work Day

Objective: Students
will be able to
research and describe
at least two of the
adaptations a plant or
fungus uses to survive
in its environment.

Instructional Strategy:
Guided independent
and small group
research
Lesson 3 Topic:
Species Interaction
and Animal
Adaptation

Objective: Students
will be able to assign
the correct name to a
specific species
interaction when
given an example

Instructional Strategy:
Direct instruction,
guided independent
and whole and small
group student research
Lesson 4 Topic:
Parasites Lab

Objective: Students
will be able to look at
a parasite under a
microscope and, based
on its appearance and
on personal
experience, guess one
parasitic adaptation.

Instructional Strategy:
Lab work, guided
independent research
and small group
discussion
Lesson 5 Topic:
Mutant Work Day

Objective: Students
will be able to use
what they have
learned about plants,
fungi and adaptations
to invent mutants with
mutant adaptations

Instructional Strategy:
Small group
discussion, creative
application of
previously covered
topics
Lesson 6 Topic:
Mutant Work Day 2

Objective: Students
will be able to create a
mutation for a plant,
animal or fungus that
helps the organism
survive in its
environment

Instructional Strategy:
Small group
discussion, creative
application of
previously covered
topics and exit tickets
Lesson 7 Topic:
Trophic Levels Game
and Food Web
Introduction

Objective: Students
will be able to
basically describe
how energy flows
through a food web
and what a trophic
level is

Instructional Strategy:
Playing a game,
whole group
discussion, direct
instruction
Lesson 8 Topic: Food
Web Work Day

Objective: Students
will be able to create a
food web using the
organisms in their
arena

Instructional Strategy:
Quiz, direct
instruction, small
group work
Lesson 9 Topic: Food
Web Work Day 2

Objective: SWBAT
complete a basic,
skeleton outline of a
food web

Instructional Strategy:
Notes from a text,
small and whole
group discussion
Lesson 10 Topic:
Project Fishbowl

Objective: Students
will be able to create a
food web with their
group using the rubric

Instructional Strategy:
Fishbowl discussion,
group work
Lesson 11 Topic:
Project Due Day

Objective: Students
will be able to
correctly answer all
four questions about
the scientific concepts
from this unit

Instructional Strategy:
Group work, one-on-
one student-teacher
discussion
Lesson Extra: Project
Presentation Night

Objective: Students
will be able to present
their projects to
people who are not
their teachers or part
of their class

Instructional Strategy:
Science-fair style
presentations