BeckyWeir

Mrs.Hadden
3rdGrade
Science

Thursday,February19,2015
12:30p.m.1:15p.m.

PublishingScientists

LessonEssentialQuestion:
Howdoesanorganismsurviveinitsenvironment?Whatexpertknowledgehave
yougainedfromresearchingyourorganism?
Standards:
NGSS:
3LS32.
Useevidencetosupporttheexplanationthattraitscanbeinfluencedbytheenvironment.
3LS43.
Constructanargumentwithevidencethatinaparticularhabitatsomeorganismscansurvivewell,
somesurvivelesswell,andsomecannotsurviveatall.

CCSS:
W.3.2.B
Developthetopicwithfacts,definitions,anddetails.
W.3.2.D
Provideaconcludingstatementorsection.
W.3.7
Conductshortresearchprojectsthatbuildknowledgeaboutatopic.

LearningObjectivesandAssessments:
Objectives

Assessments

SWBATdisplayexpertknowledge Studentswillcreatea35paragraphessaysharing
bycomposingaresearchessay
theirnewknowledgeabouttheirorganisms.Essays
fromnotestakenthroughoutthe
willbepublishedandputinaclassbook.
unit.
SWBATcorrectlyuseunit
vocabulary.

Studentswillinclude12vocabularywordswithin
theiressays.

SWBATorganizetheirideasinto
anessayformat.

Studentswillcompletegraphicorganizersandbegin
writingresearchessays.

SWBATcompleteaclosing
paragraphandpulltheirideas
together.

Studentswillcompleteafinishedclosingparagraph
thatrevealstothereaderthemainideaoftheessay.

Materials:
GraphicOrganizer
Smartboard/whiteboard
SeaOtterReport
PriorKnowledge:
Studentshavepreviouslyusedgraphicorganizersintheirwritingclasses.Studentshave
createdthoroughnotesabouttheirassignedorganisms.
Hook/Engage:
Theteacherwillpullupagraphicorganizeronthesmartboardandtheteacheraskthestudents
whattheyrememberaboutusingone.Theteacherwillmodelhowtofillinthedifferentsections.
InstructionalPlanning:
Timetable&Transitions

1. (00:1015:00)
Theteacherwillpassoutthe
SeaOtterReport
bookstothestudentstohavethemfollow
alongastheteacherreadsittotheclass.Theteacherwillaskthestudentstobeawareabouthowthe
maincharacterinthebookcreateshisreport.
a.
Whatkindofsentencescanhelpareportflow?
b.
Whatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetweenthesetupofthereportinthebookand
yourreport?
2. (00:1500:40)
Thestudentswillcontinuetoworkontheirorganizersandbegintheirroughdrafts.All
studentsshouldbegintheirroughdraftstoday.
3. (00:4000:45)
Studentswillcompleteanexitticket.
a.
Onapostitnotestudentswillwriteaquestiontheyhaveabouttheassignment,somethingthey
like,orsomethingtheywishtheycouldchangeabouttheassignment.
Differentiation
Theteacherwilltakeasideasmallgroupthatishavingdifficultywiththematerialorincludea
classdiscussionaboutfrequentquestionsthestudents.Earlyfinisherswillbeaskedtobegintorevisetheir
essaysandbegintostartpublishedcopy.
Questions

Howdoesanorganismsurviveinitsenvironment?
Whatexpertknowledgehaveyougainedfromresearchingyourorganism?
Howcanyouincludethevocabularyfromthisunitinyouressay?
Whatkindofsentencescanhelpareportflow?
Whatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetweenthesetupofthereportinthebookandyour
report?

ClassroomManagement:
Studentswillbeexpectedtoobeyclassroomrules.Ifthestudentshaveanydifficulty
theteacherwillreferbacktotheclassruleschart.Studentswillreceiveayellowcardaswarningiftheir
behaviorisnotappropriate.Studentswillberemindedthatbathroomuseisnotpermittedduringalesson.
Closure:
Thelessonwillbeconcludedwithansweringanyquestionsthatthestudentshave.Thestudentswill
completeanexitticketandputtheirmaterialsawayintheiryellowclassroomfolders.