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It have found Lesson Planet to be an invaluable adjunct to the scope and sequence my district follows. I have used many of the worksheets as homework to reinforce what I have already gone over in class and to help students gain additional confidence on some of the more challenging lessons.
- San Antonio, TX
- 11-07-11
Starfish Lesson Plans
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Students, with dive partners, explore coral reefs through scuba diving. They also explore radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry.
Third graders complete a unit of lessons on the distinguishing characteristics of five classes of vertebrates. They differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates, assemble a rodent skeleton, observe an experiment, and compose a poem.
Students examine how marine protected areas in various countries are used to protect natural and cultural resources.
Students investigate the different types of Plankton and analyze the importance of plankton in the marine food chain. They research filter feeding and evaluate the basic principles of an experiment.
Students are introduced to the classification system of animals. In groups, they set up an aquarium in which they must maintain throughout the year. They also observe earthworms and how they react to various stimuli and research the characteristics of arthropods. To end the lesson, they focus on one phylum of animals and present their information to the class.
Students complete a unit of lessons based on the story "Little Miss Muffet." They predict what will happen in the story, and use context clues to look for meaning in the words. They research information about spiders using the Internet and print resources, and create a Spider Book.
Tenth graders work in teams to order events of DNA transcription and translation protein synthesis. In the second instructional activity, they put the steps of mitosis and meiosis in order using a concept map poster. They use modeling clay to create models of cells undergoing these changes. In the third instructional activity, 10th graders create Punnett squares, and participate in an interactive lecture on genes, alleles, traite and geno/pheno types.
Students investigate the various factors that influence the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay, California. They watch a video about Monterey Bay and take notes, and conduct research and write a report about a specific organism living in the Monterey Bay area.
Seventh graders examine the concept of a game using integers and focus upon the skills of computation and estimation. The game is designed by the students who make the game board and create the rules that must illustrate all the operations of integers.
Students research a marine invertebrate and create an illustrated report to contribute to a classroom exhibit. They write a brief report about their invertebrate and create a colorful illustration, painting, or 3-D model.
