Science Lesson Plan:

Wednesday, October
13th
State Standard:
3.1.4.A2: Describe the different resources that plants and animals need to live.
3.1.4.A5: Describe common functions living things share to help them function in a specific environment.
3.1.4.C2: Describe plant and animal adaptations that are important to survival.

Objective:
- The student will be able to define an ecosystem
- The student will be able to describe different ecosystems
Materials:
- Science book (pgs 174-175)
- Smartboard (w/ science book)
- Ecosystems Powerpoint
- Science journals
- Highlighter
- Pencil

Lesson Development with Differentiation:

- Introduce by telling students that we are beginning a new science topic about ecosystems and energy
- Read pages 174-175 and highlight ecosystem, writing page number in journal
- Go through Ecosystems Powerpoint together, learning about the Arctic, Desert, Grassland, Ocean, Rainforest, and
Temperate Ecosystem
- Complete ecosystems quiz at the end of the Powerpoint
- Differentiation: Process- there is a fun Powerpoint/game that is involved in this lesson that helps students to stay
engaged, especially those that are neither visual or auditory learners

Assessment:
Students will write their answers to the ecosystem quiz on a paper. For each question, they will write their answer, then
we will go over it. I will collect their answers to see if they understand ecosystems.

Modifications/Accommodations:
Student who cannot write due to broken arm can type her answers for the ecosystems quiz on her iPad. Students
with ADHD will continually be reminded to stay focused