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Lesson Plan 28 - Year 7s Food Chain Food Web
Lesson Plan 28 - Year 7s Food Chain Food Web
Topic:
- food web, food chain, producer, consumers, decomposer, commensalism, mutualism, parasitism.
Curriculum links: Specific Objectives/Learning Goals:
Lesson Steps
Time: Procedure
Enter class
*stand at front of line*
Teacher: “Good morning everyone. Before we all go inside I want everyone to without talking form
two straight lines right up against this wall” (pause and wait for eyes and walk up and down the line,
call out people that are talking
*Walk up and down the line*
4mins Identify students that are follow instruction and provide praise
Teacher: “Nice work, you lined up silently in two lines against the wall. You may go inside, sit down
and get started on your spelling”
*stand at front of line*
Repeat instructions to student’s that were not listening. When instructions are followed
provide praise and next instructions.
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RECAP RULES
1mins If you need to get out of your seat you raise your hand and ask to get out of your seat!
Name= warning, one cross equals= official/last warning, two crosses detention, three
crosses isolation
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REARRANGE SEATING
“Sandra, Phoebe, Jericho, Dan, Hamed, and David please stand up”
Sanda and Phoebe move to the front
2min Jericho and Dan move to the back
Sandra and Phoebe sit where Hamed and David are sitting.
Hamed and David sit where Jericho was sitting.
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Spelling
*stand at the front of the class*
Set expectations – “everyone should be quietly working on their spelling week 8. There
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should not be any talking”
mins
Note: make sure students have spelling sheets
Remind Armand to put on his glasses
Remind Natasha to use her coloured sleeve
mark students off on the roll
Read out spelling to students.
Note: speak loud and clear and walk around classroom
Let students work on spelling for 3 mins
end task by collecting spelling
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Pop Quiz
Get pen and paper out ready for pop quiz
What is a habitat?
What are 3 factors within an environment that influence where organisms live?
What is an adaptation?
What is an example of a defensive weapon?
What is an example of behavioral adaptation?
What is commensalism?
What is mutualism?
10- What is a herbivore?
15mins Provide an example of a carnivore.
What is photosynthesis?
Where do plants get their energy from?
What is a consumer?
What do tertiary consumers eat?
Collect and mark the pop-quiz.
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Go through HW
10mins Randomly ask students to provide answers from the food chain and web homework
Have answers on hand to elaborate on student answers
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Food chain and web worksheet
Distribute worksheets
15mins Introduce the worksheet describing what students need to do
Set expectations: quiet productive work
Allow students approx. 15-20 mins
Assist where necessary
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Conclusion
10mins
Pack up area
Make piles of folders on desk.
Hand out HW- food web and chain
Brainstorm key words from the lesson on the board.
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Self-Evaluation/Reflection:
Is cross system working ?
Are students retaining information ?
What did you need to cover for the test?
Did moving students work out better or not ?