Readiness Level: Biology, 9th
& 10th grade
Unit 2; Lesson 1
Learning Profiles: Strong Auditory and
Kinesthetic Profiles. Also visual.
Interests: varied, but include sports
(football, soccer, basketball), parkour, drama, socializing and video games.
Student
Connection:
Students will be presented with content
about the atom, using a cartoon format. In today’s digital age, students enjoy
content presented in a video format because it’s what they watch the most in
their free time. In addition, students will learn some fascinating facts about
atoms that they probably didn’t know before and learn that atoms are the
smallest unit of matter, which makes up everything, including rocks, myself and
the students.
Rationale:
Enduring Understanding:
Students know that atoms are the
smallest units of matter. Students know that protons, neutrons, and electrons
are subatomic particles that make up atoms. Students know atoms of different
elements; such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus; make-up larger
molecules and compounds.
Essential Questions:
- What types of elements are we composed of?
- What is the relationship between atoms, elements, and compounds?
Instructional Strategies:
Provide content with a PowerPoint
presentation, process (think-pair-share in response to questions embedded in
the presentation), and watch video, “A is for Atom”. Following the video, they
will answer questions on a worksheet about the video, followed by a class
discussion to check for understanding.
Student Activities:
Provide supports for varied readiness
levels (visual and auditory presentation, guided note-taking, quick-write, and
worksheet), learning profiles (visual and auditory presentation; note-taking); and
interests (“A is for Atom” movie).
Content
Standards:
Grades 9 & 10 Biology
1: “Cell Biology”
h. “Students
know most macromolecules (polysaccharides, nucleic acids proteins, lipids) in
cells and organisms are synthesized from a small collection of simple
precursors.” (State Board of Education, 2002).
ELD
Standards:
EL students are ELD III/IV
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
1.
Exchanging
information/ideas
2.
Interacting via
written English
5. Listening
actively
Part II: Learning About How English
Works
1.
Understanding
text structure
2.
Understanding
cohesion
Objective:
After being presented with content on
atoms, elements, compounds, and molecules, students will be able to identify
the three subatomic particles found in atoms. Students will be able to explain
what chemical compounds are.
Assessment
Plan:
Entry Level—Students have just completed
test on Unit 1. Scores on that test are indicative of how well students have
been learning content in class. By this point in time, they should be used to
taking Cornell-style notes that encourages active listening. They also should
be learning what kinds of study habits work (or don’t work).
Formative—The teacher will check for
understanding periodically by including questions on slides embedded in the
PowerPoint presentation. Students will quick-write in response to these questions.
Summative—Students will have to answer 3
questions at the end of class as their “exit ticket”. 3 students will be called
on randomly to answer questions written in the margins of their Cornell-style
notes. These are the questions we expect them to be able to answer:
- What are the 3 particles that atoms are made of?
- How many basic elements are there?
- What are 3 uses for atomic energy?
In addition, they will be tested on
their knowledge of new vocab words at the end of the week.
Differentiation
Strategies:
Content
Check to ensure
students created a new unit to their notes: “Unit 2”.
Check to ensure
students are taking Cornell notes during presentation.
Quick-writes
and call-and-response during presentation. Exit ticket questions. Worksheet on
“A is for Atom video”.
Check to ensure
students have created flashcards for new vocab.
Add new vocab to “Word
Wall”.
Provide guidance and support for students to look up
and define, in their own words, each new vocab word.
- Amino Acid
- Carbohydrate
- Compound
- Enzyme
- Lipid
- Molecule
- Monomer
- Monosaccharide
- Nucleic Acid
- pH Scale
- Product
- Polymer
- Polysaccharide
- Protein
- Reactant
- Solution
- Substrate
Process
Students
will take Cornell notes, including three questions per topic in the margin and
leaving room for a summary, which will be the warm-up activity for the next
day.
Product
Students
will set up their spiral notebooks for Unit 2.
Students
will research and define the vocab words, using their own words.
Students
will fill out a worksheet on “A is for Atom” video.
The
exit ticket for students will be for them to answer the following three
questions:
1.
What are the 3
particles that atoms are made of?
2.
How many basic
elements are there?
3.
What are 3 uses
for atomic energy?
Future
Ideas:
We
don’t have time to go into too much depth, but a great activity would be for
students to each construct their own “Atomic Models”, using their own supplies
from home. Supplies could include: cotton balls, toothpicks, candy, pipe cleaners,
construction paper, etc.
Resources:
·
Link to the page
on Unit 2 on my Biology
Teaching Blog.
·
Vocab
for Unit 2
·
“A is for Atom”
Video Worksheet
·
Unit 2 Spiral
Set-up Powerpoint
·
“A is for Atom”
Video
·
Tom Leher’s “The
Elements” Song
·
Additional
Resources for Teaching the Atom to Biology Students
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