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Course:EDU521
Grade:5
Topic:Organisms/Cells
Professor:Dr.MariaEsposito
Date:June10,2015
ContentArea:Science
INSTRUCTIONALOBJECTIVE
Afterreviewinghowtouseamicroscopeanditsbasicparts,studentswillworkinpairstocollect
plantsamplesfromoutsidetoviewinthemicroscope.Afterviewinganonionpeel,animalcell,
andtheplantcellstheyhavecollectedunderthemicroscope,studentwillsketchwhattheysee.
Studentswillthenviewamixtureofanimalandplantcellsunderthemicroscopeandwillbe
abletodetermineiftheyareanimalorplantcellswith100%accuracy.
CCLS/+NYS
STANDARDSANDINDICATORS
ScienceStandard(NYS)#4:
TheLivingEnvironment:
Studentswillunderstandandapplyscientificconcepts,principles,andtheoriespertainingtothe
physicalsettingandlivingenvironmentandrecognizethehistoricaldevelopmentofideasin
science.
KeyIdea#1:
Livingthingsarebothsimilartoanddifferentfromeachotherandfromnonliving
things.
Indicator:
Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsareabletousethemicroscopetodetermineifthey
arelookingataplantoranimalcell.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.5.1.b
Followagreeduponrulesfordiscussionsandcarryoutassignedroles.
Indicator:
Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsworkingrouptodiscussifcellsareanimalor
plantcellsandtheirdifferences.
MOTIVATION
Atripoutsidetocollectdifferentplantsfromaroundourschooltoexamineunderthemicroscope
laterinclass.
MATERIALS
Microscopes
Worksheets
Pencils
OnionandAnimalCells
Plantcellscollectedbystudents
STRATEGIES
TeacherDemonstration:
Thiswillbeevidentduringareviewofhowtouseamicroscope.
CooperativeLearning:
Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsworktogethertodrawanddetermine
iftheircellsareanimalorplantcells.
ADAPTATIONS
Studentswhohavevisualimpairmentswillreceivelargeprintedversionsofanimalandplant
cellsviewedunderamicroscope.
StudentswhoareEnglishLanguageLearnerswillreceivetopicspecificvocabularywordsprior
tothebeginningofthelesson.
DIFFERENTIATIONOFINSTRUCTION
Differentlearningstyleswillbeaddressedthroughtieredworksheetsandmultiplemodalitiesof
givingstudentsinformation.
DEVELOPMENTALPROCEDURES
1)Theteacherwillreviewhowtouseamicroscope.
(Whatarethevariouspartsofthe
microscopecalled?Howtoweadjustthemicroscopetozoomin/out?)
2)Studentswillcollectplantsfromoutside.
(Findthreeplantsthataredifferentshapes,sizes
andcolors.)
3)Afterviewingcellsunderthemicroscopestudentswillsketchwhattheyseeanddiscussthe
differencesbetweenplantandanimalcells.
(Whichcelldoyouthinkisananimalcell?Which
celldoyouthinkisaplantcell?Whatmakesthecellslookdifferent?Whichpartsofthecelldo
youseeunderthemicroscope?)
ASSESSMENT
Aftercompletingtheiranimalandplantcellsketchworksheets,studentswillbeassessedontheir
abilitytodeterminethedifferencesbetweenplantandanimalcellsbyviewingthemthrougha
microscope.
INDEPENDENTPRACTICE
Followingthelessononplantandanimalcellsstudentswillconstructamodelofaplantor
animalcellwithmaterialsfoundintheirhome.
FOLLOWUP:DIRECTTEACHERINTERVENTIONANDACADEMIC
ENRICHMENT
DirectTeacherIntervention:
Thestudent,underdirectteacherintervention,willexplorethe
differencesbetweenanimalandplantcellsusinglargescalemodelsofeachtypeofcell.
AcademicEnrichment:
Studentswillcollectsamplesofplantandanimalcells(ex.cheekcells)
fromtheirhomeandschoolenvironmentandwillexaminethemthroughamicroscope.They
willthencreatealargescalesketchofwhattheyseeandpresentittotheclass,describingwhere
theyfoundthedifferentcellsandthedifferencestheysee.
TEACHERREFERENCES
Amsel,Sheri.Namethecellstructuresandorganelles.RetrievedonJune14,2015from
www.pixgood.com
Plantandanimalcellsworksheet.RetrievedonJune14,2015from
www.drawing4kids.com
Plantsvs.animalcells.RetrievedonJune14,2015fromwww.teacherspayteachers.com