SIOP® Lesson Plan Template 3

Topic: Setting up an Class: Education 359 Date: May 2022

aquarium

Content Objectives: Language Objectives:

Students will be able to list the steps involved Students will be able to differentiate between
with setting up a fishtank different species of fish after reading
descriptions of each

Key Vocabulary: Materials (including supplementary and adapted):

Substrate -slideshow
Filter -pre learning activity worksheet
Lamp
Heater
Thermometer
Cycling
Maintenance
Temperament
species
Higher Order Questions:
1. Students will hypothesize about the steps involved in taking care of a fish
2. Students will apply the concepts they have learned to select one of the fish and talk about the
necessary steps of setting up the tank for it based on the husbandry requirements of the fish.

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Time: Activities
~30
minutes Building Background
Individual Writing activity: What do you remember about taking care of/maintaining
the tank?

Links to Experience:
Short class discussion: have you ever had a fish as a pet before?

Links to Learning:
Pre-learning activity: worksheet

Key Vocabulary:
Substrate
Filter
Lamp
Heater
Thermometer
Cycling
Maintenance
Parameters
Temperament
aquascape
species
pH

(Developed by John Seidlitz. Used with permission.) © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc.
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Time: Student Activities (Check all that apply for activities throughout lesson):
     
Scaffolding: Modeling Guided Independent

Grouping: Whole Class Small Group Partners Independent

Processes: Reading Writing Listening Speaking

Strategies: Hands-on Meaningful Links to Objectives

Review and Assessment (Check all that apply):

Individual Group Written Oral

Review Key Vocabulary:

Pre-learning activity
Final assessment activity

Review Key Content Concepts:

Final assessment activity

(Developed by John Seidlitz. Used with permission.) © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc.