Second Nine Weeks Lesson Plans

Ocotober 16-20

Monday

Science

4-H poster Contest

Tuesday

Science

90407.5.2 Describe how animal behaviors such as migration, defense, means of locomotion, and hibernation enable them to survive in an environment.

Return tests

Read and discuss Animal Planet’s Top 10 Adaptations article and add the animals to the adaptations chart

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Review New England Colonies

Read about New England Lifestyles

Text book 137-140

Wednesday

Science

90407.5.3 Investigate tropisms that plants exhibit in response to changes in their environment.

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Test Review New England Colonies

Thursday

Science

SPI 0407.5.2 Infer the possible reasons why a species became endangered or extinct.

Extinction

Read and discuss textbook p 122-123

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Test New England Colonies

Friday

Science

STEM

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

The Middle Colonies

Read and discuss textbook 126

Video

October 23-27

Monday

Science

SPI 0407.5.2 Infer the possible reasons why a species became endangered or extinct.

Review causes of extinction and explore more possible causes

Climate change

Wildfires

Drought

Read and discuss textbook p 126-127

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

The Middle Colonies

Read and discuss textbook 148-151

Tuesday

Science

90407.5.5 Analyze the common causes of extinction and explain how human actions sometimes result in the extinction of a species.

Read and discuss textbook pages 124-125

10 Animals that are Extinct Today Because of Humans

Wednesday

Science

90407.5.5 Analyze the common causes of extinction and explain how human actions sometimes result in the extinction of a species.

Read and discuss textbook page128

Thursday

Science

Chapter Review p 134-135 do and discuss

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Test Review - Map, name, and review The Middle Colonies

Friday

Science

Living Things - Unit Test

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Test The Middle Colonies

October 30-Nov 3

Monday

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

The Southern Colonies

Textbook read and discuss p 126,

Science
GLE 0407.6.1 Analyze patterns, relative movements, and relationships among the sun, moon, and earth.

Day and Night

Read and discuss textbook pages 150-151


Use a model to demonstrate day and night

Tuesday- field trip

Wednesday

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

The Southern Colonies

Textbook read and discuss p 160-168

Science
GLE 0407.6.1 Analyze patterns, relative movements, and relationships among the sun, moon, and earth.

Seasons
Read and discuss textbook pages 152-153

Use a model to demonstrate where the Earth is in its path around the sun at the current date and where it will be in 6 months and in 1 year.

Thursday

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Test Review - Map, name, and review The Southern Colonies

Science
GLE 0407.6.1 Analyze patterns, relative movements, and relationships among the sun, moon, and earth.

Seasons

Read and discuss page 154

Draw a picture to show the predicted relative positions of the sun and Earth 6 month from now. Explain the prediction.

Friday

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Test The Southern Colonies

Nov 6-10

Monday

Social Studies

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their development and settlement patterns. (G)

Colonies Graphic Organizer/Puzzle

Science
90407.6.1 Chart the movements of the sun, moon, and earth to develop an explanation for the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses.

Tuesday

Social Studies

4.14 Write informative texts identifying major leaders and groups responsible for the founding of colonies in North America and the reasons for their founding, including: (C, E, H, P) • Lord Baltimore, Maryland • John Smith, Virginia • Roger Williams, Rhode Island • John Winthrop, Massachusetts • William Bradford, Plymouth • James Oglethorpe, Georgia • William Penn, Pennsylvania

Science

SPI 0407.6.1 Organize the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.