NGSS Lesson Planning Template

Grade5

Topic: Classifying
Organisms: Chapter 3

Lesson 2: How do
we classify plants ?

Brief Lesson Description:

The lesson identify the classification of the plants. That
includes the characteristic of plants. That divided to two
main characteristic of plan which are vascular and
nonvascular and how the plant reproduce. The lesson
give the students the opportunity to explore by their
hand the leaves that will help them to recognize the
concepts.
Performance Expectation(s):
Students who demonstrate understanding can:

Classify organisms can be classified on the basis of observable

characteristics. Students will sort/classify different living thing
using similar and different characteristics.

Describe why organisms belong to each group or cite evidence

about how they are alike or not alike

Specific Learning Outcomes:

- Learner will be able to recognize that plants can be classified based
on characteristics.
- Students will be able to identify the concepts of the lesson to
analysis the information to use them for their activities
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LESSON PLAN 5-E Model

ENGAGE: Opening Activity Access Prior Learning

/ Stimulate Interest / Generate Questions:
The teacher will write the big question on the board:
what vascular and non-vascular mean. Students are
able to answer the question because they had the
concepts in the previous lesson.
EXPLORE: Lesson Description Materials Needed /
Probing or
The teacher will ask learner to open their tablet and search for
the definition of the concepts by using the online dictionary.

EXPLAIN: Concepts Explained and Vocabulary

Defined:
The teacher will ask learner to explain to their partner about what they
had from the dictionary

ELABORATE: Applications and Extensions:

The teacher will ask them to link what they know
with the plants in the UAE
EVALUATE:
Formative Monitoring (Questioning / Discussion):
The teacher and learner will have a discussion to answer
the big question .

Appendix :

Words to know
Write the word next to the description it matches
Nonvascular

vascular

1.________ plants that do not have special tubes for carrying food and water to all its parts
2.________ plants that have special tubes for carrying food and water to all its parts

Explain: What are the two main characteristics for classifying

plants ?

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