Formal Lesson Plan Template

Name: Faith Robin Buchin

Subject: Marine Biology
Components
1
Content Standard:
Choose ONE standard. Be
sure to write out the entire
standard, not just the number.

Learning Objective:

Anticipatory Set:

Choose ONE objective

that leads toward
mastery of the standard
Must be specific,
measurable, and
realistic.
Must have at least two
parts: learning and
behavior
Sometimes called a
"hook" to grab the
student's attention
Focuses student
attention on the
objective and the
purpose of the lesson
Activates prior
knowledge
Requires ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION from
ALL learners

Teaching-Input:
Using effective and varied
strategies, the teacher
provides information for
students to gain the concept,
strategy, or skill.

Pima Course: EDC 292

Topic: Fish Morphology

Grade Level:10-12 Duration of Lesson: 44 min.

Description of Plan
Strand 4, Concept 4, PO6 Analyze, using biological classification system (i.e. cladistics,
phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of relatedness among various
species.

Student will be able to draw the cross-sectional shape of several differently

shaped fish and describe their swimming behavior and habitat (based on their
shape) on a worksheet with at least 75% accuracy.

Est.
# of
mins

Bell Work Question

Thinking about the different shapes of fish, what two things are affected by a fishs
shape?
Three very short videos from www.youtube.com:
1. Shows a Flounder swimming
2. Shows an eel swimming
3. Shows an eel in its habitat

Instructing students using a figure from the text, Marine Biology 8th ed. (Castro), page
158, Figure 8.9, showing the morphological differences between species of fish and their
cross-sectional shapes.
Instructor will also discuss how the shapes affect the swimming behavior of the fish.
Finally, instructor will discuss the habitats of some species of fish with the students,
based on the fish morphology.

Students will look at the picture from the Marine Biology Coloring Book, (Niesen),
displaying body forms of various fish. Students and instructor will discuss how this
relates to cross-sectional shape.
Demonstrate and show
. In addition, students will view two more very short youtube.com videos:
examples of what students
1.
Video of blue fin tuna swimming
are expected to do (how to
2.
Video
of a porcupine fish swimming
solve the problem, answer the
Teaching-Modeling:

question, do the activity etc.).

Check for
Understanding:

Various strategies that

are ongoing throughout
the entire lesson.
Enables teacher to
determine whether ALL

Instructor will continuously question students for understanding during lesson using a
thumbs up/ thumbs down approach, to ensure all students have understood the material.

Formal Lesson Plan Template

students have "gotten it."

Guided Practice:

Worksheet on Fish Morphology is the activity for guided practice

An opportunity for each

student to demonstrate new
learning by working through
an activity or exercise with the
teachers guidance.

Closure:

20

Students will write a five minute Reflection about what they learned in the lesson.
5

Actions or statements
made by teachers AND
students that summarize
lesson objectives.
Essential for helping
students integrate ideas,
make sense out of what
has just been taught,
and to improve their
chances of retention and
transfer.
Must be done BEFORE
Independent Practice

Independent Practice:
AFTER proper closure, it is
important to provide time for
additional practice. It may be
group or individual work in
class or it might be
homework.

10

Assessment:
The formative and/or
summative assessments that
are aligned with the objective.

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12

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Differentiation:
How you will reach diverse
learners by varying the:

Content

Process

Product
21st Century Learning:
Includes technology as well
as the 4 Cs: Critical Thinking,
Creativity, Collaboration, and
Communication.

Students will answer critical thinking questions on an Exit Ticket to assess whether they understood the
content of the lesson.

Students may use notes from previous lessons to assist them with current lesson.

Use of Internet videos

PowerPoint presentation
Laser pointer

List of Materials, Handouts and other Supplemental Documents:

Castro, P. and Huber, M. (2009).Marine Biology 8th ed. Columbus, OH. McGraw Hill Education.
Niesen, T. (1982). Marine Biology Coloring Book. Oakville, CA. Coloring Concepts, Inc.
Fish Morphology Worksheet
PowerPoint presentation