Second Nine Weeks Lesson Plans
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.