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Overview
A brief description of the lesson’s content and how it relates to a larger unit of instruction. Explain why the
skills and knowledge are important for students to develop. Include prerequisite student knowledge required
to meet lesson outcomes and relationship to future learning.
(1a: Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy)
During this lesson, the students will learn about how, and why different organisms adapt to their habitats. We
will start off the lesson by going over our learning target, learning the academic vocabulary, watching a video
about adaptations, going over examples of adaptations, having the students come up with their own
adaptations for various animals, a short experiment with gloves and water, and then our last activity will be a
short checkup where the students will come up with one or more adaptations of a fish to demonstrate their
understanding of the content knowledge. To close the lesson, we will reviewing our learning targets for the
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day, along with going over why it is important to learn about adaptations.
Content Standard(s)
Standardized statements about what the students should know or be able to do (i.e., The Common Core State
Standards (CCSS) or Hawaii Content & Performance Standards III) that align with the enduring
understandings, essential questions, and student learning objectives.
(1c: Setting Instructional Outcomes)
NGSS.3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive
well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Students)
Content knowledge and skills: The students should already know the academic vocabulary (listed below)
being used in this lesson. However, I will be reteaching all of the academic vocabulary because we have
many ELLs in our classroom.
Prior academic performance: The students have recently been taught about the life cycle of plants and
animals. Adaptations are relatable to life cycles because it discusses the parts of plants and animals that are
adapted in order to help the organism survive. However, when I do this lesson, I will not discuss what they
learned about life cycles because I don’t want to confuse the students.
Student Assessments
Checks for student understanding throughout the lesson (formative assessment tasks) and evaluation of how
the students have met the student learning outcomes including the evaluation criteria (summative
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Lesson Procedures
A description of the sequence of learning experiences (what the teacher will do and say and what the
students will do during the lesson) including the launch of the lesson, the ways the materials will be
presented, the ways the students will actively engage in learning, the questions posed, and the lesson closure.
(1a: Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy; 1e: Designing Coherent Instruction)
Use GRR model provided below OR content specific lesson framework (5E model, IDM etc.)
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Classroom I say “1, 2, 3, eyes on me”! The students reply “1, 2 eyes on you”!
management attention
getter
1. ENGAGE ● Tell the students to come to the floor with all of the items listed on the
(4 Minutes) whiteboard.
Say “I will give you three minutes to come to the floor with your
whiteboard, expo pen, and paper towel. When you come to the floor, put
those items down in front of you.”
(14 Minutes) Say “Now we are going to go over our academic vocabulary. Repeat after
me.” (Vocabulary word: adaptation, environment, habitat, organism,
survive... then definition)
● Tell the students that we will be watching a short video about adaptations.
While I set up the projector, tell the students to turn and talk with a
partner and try to guess what is one example of an adaptation for an
animal of their choice.
Say “We are going to be watching two videos that explain to us, and give Commented [Office8]: Consider the 5E model and
us examples of what adaptations in animals are. While I setup the video, where the role of “explain” belongs.
turn and talk with a partner and try to guess one adaptation for any animal
you want to pick. When the videos play, pay close attention because I will
be asking you questions to see if you are focused. Keep in mind that the
video will be using some of our vocabulary that we just went over. If you
forget the meaning of these words, look up at the vocabulary words, with
their pictures and definitions to refresh your memory.”
● Play both videos. Monitor students throughout the entire duration of the Commented [Office9]: Include those videos here in your
videos. lesson plan.
● After playing the two videos, put up a picture of a duck on the elmo. Tell
the students to turn and talk with a partner about what is one example of
an adaptation that a duck has.
Say “Look at this picture of this duck. Just from looking at this picture I
want you to think about what you notice about this duck’s habitat?
Remember, a habitat is where an animal lives. Then, I want you to think
about one example of an adaptation that this duck has. When you have
your answer I want you to turn and talk with your partner and share your
thoughts. Be ready to explain why your answer is an adaptation.”
● Have a discussion about the student’s discoveries.
3. EXPLAIN ● Model and tell the students how to use a whiteboard to draw an adaptation
(2 Minutes) for the next activity.
Say “ For our next activity, we will be using our whiteboards. I will model
how we will be using our whiteboards first, then we will try it in partners.
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4. EXPLAIN ● Put up a picture of a dolphin on the elmo, and tell the students to draw
(20 Minutes) and label an adaptation of a dolphin. After the students finish their
drawing and labeling, tell the students to show their whiteboards. Then,
share exemplary student work to start a class discussion. If the students
have a hard time, repeat the previous step of modeling the expectations.
● Put up a picture of a polar bear on the elmo, and tell the students to draw
and label an adaptation of a polar bear. After the students finish their
drawing and labeling, tell the students to show their whiteboards. Then,
share exemplary student work to start a class discussion.
Say “Now, you will try to do the activity with your partner. Here is a
picture of a (dolphin or polar bear). I want you to look at the habitat of Commented [Office11]: Since they did these two
this animal and think about what adaptations this animal may have and animals already, I wonder if it would be helpful to
change the animal. This would allow them further
how this characteristic helps the animal to survive. When you are finished, practice with this idea and allow you to see who is able
draw and label your answer on your whiteboard and share it with a to do this at a more independent level and who is not.
partner. Be ready to explain why your answer is an adaptation.”
Say “Good effort! I like how I saw _______ and _______. Now, please
show me all of your whiteboards. All of you did a great job. I wanted to
show _______’s work because I like how she drew and labeled her
adaptation with accuracy.”
● Put up a picture of a sunflower on the elmo, and tell the students that we
will now be drawing and labeling an example of an adaptation of a
sunflower. Explain that although we did not go over adaptations in plants,
we will be attempting to guess the adaptations in a sunflower by thinking
about its habitat, and parts.
Say “For our next activity, we are going to look for adaptations in a
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5. ELABORATE
● Tell the students to get into their table small groups.
(6 Minutes)
Say “During our next activity, you will need to be in your table small
groups. When I say to, gather all of the things you brought to the floor, go
back to your desks, and put these items away. When you get to your desk,
you will notice a small pale of water, and one glove for each person. Do Commented [Office12]: pail
not touch any of those items until I say so. I will give you three minutes.
Go.”
Say “Thank you for moving so quickly. Let’s go into our next activity.
For this activity you will be sticking your hands into the water to see how
the glove acts as an adaptation. First, start off by putting on your glove.
One hand should be bare with no glove, while the other hand has the
glove. Now, keeping in mind that the glove is a form of an adaptation,
think about how it feels different to stick your bare hand into the water, Commented [Office13]: It might be helpful to compare
compared to sticking the hand with the glove in the water and why it feels the glove to an animal that has a layer of fat and lives
in cold environments, so students can make a
this way. Go ahead and take turns sticking both hands into the water. connection between the model they are using and real
There should only be one person’s hands in the water at a time. life.
● Tell the students to share their observations with the other members of
their group.
Say “When you are finished sticking your hands into the water, talk with
your group members and share what you noticed. I also want you to talk
about why you think the glove is a form of an adaptation. Be ready to
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● Have a discussion about the student’s discoveries. Commented [Office14]: Include the prompts or
questions you will use to facilitate this discussion.
6. EVALUATE ● Put up a picture of a fish on the elmo. (While putting up the picture and
(12 Minutes) completing the next steps, the students can stand up and stretch.) Draw a
picture of the index card in the shape of a rectangle on the whiteboard
(students will use to complete formative assessment). Pull Ron, Gambit,
Hannah and Erik for small-group help. Tell the students that they will be
doing a short checkup to see how well they understand the information.
Read the question to the students, and tell them how to format their index
cards.
Say “We are now going to be doing a short checkup to see how well all of
you understood the lesson from today. First, I want you to take out the
index cards from your black tray. There should be one for each person.
When you get your index card, I want you to write your name on the top
right hand corner of the paper. If you forget where the right hand corner
is, look at my drawing on the whiteboard. After you finish writing your
name, you are going to be answering the prompt: Draw and label one or
more examples of an adaptation that a fish has. Explain how this
adaptation helps the fish survive. Remember, an adaptation is anything
that helps a plant or animal survive. The question is basically asking to
think about what does a fish have that helps it to survive? Think about the
habitat the fish is in. When you are finished with your checkup, make sure
you go over the Quality Work checklist, and put your index card back into
the black tray. I will give you about 10 minutes to complete your index
card so we can close our lesson. If you do not finish your index card,
please stay in for recess for a few minutes to finish it.”
In our classroom, we have a green, yellow, and red light behavior chart that I will
make sure to utilize. If a student is misbehaving their pin is moved to yellow. If
they continue to misbehave then their pin is moved to red, and the student loses
recess time. They also could potentially have a note sent home to parents in their
planner.
Content Management:
I can foresee the students having a difficult time understanding the instructions
for the whiteboard activity, and formative assessment because there are multiple
steps in each. If I see that many of the students are having a hard time completing
the activity, or their index cards, I will make all of the students stop what they are
doing. Then, I will ask the students to share the directions step by step. I think
this will not only help the students to review the directions, but also to understand
it better because the students have a way of sharing that is much more kid-
friendly. If there are no students that are able to say the instructions, then I will
repeat the instructions and have the students restate and/or revoice what I said.
Then I will do a quick thumbs up, thumbs down formative assessment to see how
well the students think they are prepared for the activity. While the students work
on their whiteboard activity, and/or formative assessment work with the small-
group of students for the first couple of minutes, then spend the rest of the time
walking around the room to see how the rest of the students are doing. Make sure
to ask each table group if they have any questions.
8. Closure ● Review the “I Can” statements of the day by having the students repeat
(2 Minutes) after me.
Say “We are almost done with today’s lesson. All we have left to do is to
review our “I Can” statements of the day, and then we are going to go
over why it is important to learn about adaptations. With that being said,
let’s review our “I Can” statements of the day. Repeat after me, I can
explain why living things can, or cannot live in a habitat.”
● Tell the students why it is important for them to learn about adaptations.
Say “Before I tell you, can anyone share why they think it might be
important to learn about adaptations?” (If no one answers say “It is
important to learn about adaptations because someday some of you might
be scientists, zoo keepers, fishermen, farmers… etc. In order to do all of
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these jobs, you must have a good understanding of plants and animals,
and what they have that helps them to survive.”)
The students that I think will have a difficult time understanding the instructions,
and completing the assessment will be pulled into small groups. (Ron, Gambit,
Hannah, and Erik)
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Cultural N/A
Considerations
Instructional Materials/Resources
All materials, handouts, resources, and technology tools that are needed to execute the lesson. (1d:
Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources)
Resources:
● STEMSCOPES, 2018
Materials:
I will need:
● White board
● Expo Pen
● Expo Pen Eraser
● Laptop
● Speaker
● Elmo
● Printout of Academic Vocabulary
● Internet Access
● Small Pale of Water
● Glove
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Additional Lessons
Write a short description (3-5 sentences) of 2 additional lessons that would go along with your lesson (come
before or after) to develop a short unit/sequence of learning activities.
This lesson plan would be the first lesson. For the following lesson, I think it would be a great idea to
review our formative assessment as a warm up discussion. Then it would be cool to do an experiment where
the students use chopsticks to pick up M&M candies from cups. We would follow this activity with a
discussion where the students would guess what the adaptation is, and what animal it could belong to. The
chopsticks would represent bird beaks, while the M&M candies would represent the food for the bird. (Birds
need their beaks to eat, and they need to eat in order to survive.)
For the last lesson, I think it would be a cool idea to have the students create their own adaptation for any
animal to make a habitat that they wouldn’t normally be able live in, liveable. For example, if they wanted a
giraffe to be able to survive in the ocean, they could give the giraffe some fins and gills as adaptations. The
students could create their own animals with adaptations using magazine clippings, and/or drawings. I think
this would be a great lesson because the students would be able to apply what they learned in the introduction
lesson, along with the second lesson while integrating art; which is a subject they have fun doing!
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Well Below Developing Proficiency Meets Proficiency Exceed With Excellence Commented [Office15]: I see your rubric here.
The student does not The student attempts the The student is able to The student is able to
attempt the assignment. assignment, but is unable draw and label one draw and label more than
to draw and label one correct example of an one correct example of an
correct example of an adaptation of a fish, and adaptation of a fish, and
adaptation of a fish, and can explain how the can explain how the
cannot explain how the adaptation helps the fish adaptation helps the fish
adaptation helps the fish survive. survive.
survive.
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Academic Academic language demands are Academic language demands are Academic language demands, beyond
Language not identified and/or do not align identified and strategies/supports vocabulary, are clearly identified.
Demands and with the lesson and/or are identified to address those Student needs related to those
Supports strategies/supports are not provided demands. demands are addressed, and
or aligned. appropriate instructional
17/20 strategies/supports are identified to
address those demands
CDF
Components (18-20 points)
(0-15 points) (16-17 points)
1b, 1c
Instruction does not follow an inquiry An inquiry approach, using the 5E An inquiry approach, using the 5E
based approach, using the 5E model, is used and includes age model, is used and incorporates age
model of learning. Instructional appropriate instructional activities appropriate instructional activities that
activities do not engage students in that engage students in hands-on engage students in multiple hands-on
Lesson hands-on learning experiences or experiences and follows a experiences. The approach follows a
Procedures are more direct in nature. The constructivist model of learning. constructivist model of learning.
activities do not align with the Activities align with the identified Activities clearly align with the
40/75 standard(s). The sequence of standard(s). The sequence of identified standard(s). The sequence
activities do not proceed in a activities scaffolds learning and of activities are meaningful and
CDF developmentally appropriate promotes the doing of science provide a developmentally appropriate
Components manner or promote the learning of rather than the learning of facts. sequence that promotes the doing of
1a, 1d, 1e facts. science rather than the learning of
facts. Enough detail is included to
allow someone else to teach the
lesson in the same manner.
(0-59 points)
(60-66 points) (67-75 points)
Differentiation Supports and/or interventions are Appropriate supports and/or Multiple, appropriate supports and/or
not evident or are unclear. interventions are put in place to interventions are put in place to meet
22/25 meet the needs of students who are the needs of all students who are
(0-19 points) culturally diverse or have culturally diverse or have exceptional
exceptional needs. needs.
CDF
Components
1b, 1c (20-22 points) (23-25 points)
Description of Additional lesson description(s) are Two additional lessons are Two additional lessons are described.
2 Additional missing and/or do not align with the described. Lessons are based on Lessons are based on an inquiry
Lessons standard(s) and/or do not develop a an inquiry approach and align with approach and flow with the original
20/20 unit around one concept. the chosen standard(s). lesson to provide a developmentally
appropriate sequence of learning
CDF (0-15 points) (16-17 points) aligned with the chosen standard(s).
Components
1a, 1d, 1e (18-20 points)
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Formatting does not support the Formatting is readable. Writing is Formatting helps reader to follow
reader. Writing lacks detail, generally clear and organized (only ideas. Writing is of professional quality
Quality organization, and is filled with errors minor errors). (error free, well composed and
in spelling and grammar. articulated, shows depth, and overall
10/10 (8 points) quality of work).
(0-7 points)
(9-10 points)
201/250 – 81% B
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