Running head: Integrated Science Differentiated Lesson Plan
Adonnica Blake
Don Mario Butler
Petergail Campbell
The Mico University College
Reflective Practicum 2A
Lesson Plan #1
Integrated Science
Mrs. McCarthy
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Running head: Integrated Science Differentiated Lesson Plan
Teacher: Petergail Campbell, Adonnica Blake, Don Mario Butler
Grade: 8
Unit Title: Photosynthesis and Energy Chains
Subtopic: Food Web
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Date: October 10, 2018.
FOCUS QUESTION: What is the feeding relationship between plants and animals?
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
Develop students understanding and awareness of the food chain and its role in
society.
Understand the interrelatedness of plants and animals
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lessons, students should be able to correctly:
Define the terms producer, consumer, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, food chain and
habitat.
Construct terrestrial and aquatic food chains using familiar organisms.
Create food webs using the constructed food chains.
Students will co-operate with their peers fluently during various activities given
throughout the lesson.
Methodology: Discussion, Cooperative learning.
KEY VOCABULARY:
Consumers Herbivores
Producers Omnivores
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Energy Prey
Photosynthesis Predator
Carnivores Tertiary consumers
Primary consumers Food chain
Secondary consumers Decomposers
RESOURCES:
White board, markers
Videos on food web/chain
PRIOR LEARNING:
Check that students have knowledge of/are able to:
Recall that organisms are dependent on each other for survival
SUMMARY OF CONTENT:
Producers, or autotrophs, make their own organic molecules. Consumers, or
heterotrophs, get organic molecules by eating other organisms. Together, they are linked in
both a food chain and a food web.
A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one
organism eats another. A food web consists of many interconnected food chains and are more
realistic representation of consumption relationships in ecosystems. Let's look at the parts of a
typical food chain, starting from the bottom—the producers—and moving upward.
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At the base of the food chain lie the primary producers. The primary producers are
autotrophs and are most often photosynthetic organisms such as plants, algae, or cyanobacteria.
The organisms that eat the primary producers are called primary consumers. Primary
consumers are usually herbivores, plant-eaters, though they may be algae eaters or bacteria
eaters as well. The organisms that eat the primary consumers are called secondary consumers.
Secondary consumers are generally carnivores or meat-eaters. The organisms that eat the
secondary consumers are called tertiary consumers; these are carnivores that eat other
carnivores, such as eagles or big fish. In food webs, arrows point from an organism that is eaten
to the organism that consumes it. A predator is an organism that primarily obtains food by
the killing and consuming of other organisms, whilst an organism that is eaten by a predator
for food is called the prey.
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TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITY:
Phase 1: Engagement:
Duration 3-5 mins
Teaching Strategies Facilitator will group students in a semi-circle to play a game of “catch the ball”
to ask questions that will activate their prior knowledge. The facilitator will
have the ball and she will throw it to random students within the circle in order
for the students to tell what they know about food chains. Students are allowed
a “lifeline”, in the form of their peers to assist them with questions they are
uncertain about.
Learner activities Students will share previous knowledge on food chains.
Phase 2: Explore:
Duration 5 min 5 min 5 min 5 min
Teacher will introduce the Teacher will spend Will spend time Will spend time with
concept of food chains and food time with group with group two, group three, to
webs through a video one, to ensure they to ensure they ensure they
presentation. This video will understand activity understand understand activity
Teaching
reaffirm their understanding of activity
Strategies
food chains and introduce them
to the concept of food webs.
Students will be placed in
groups of 3, each group will
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receive a different activity with
instructions.
Students will Students will be
work with given various
teacher. pictures of different
Group 1 organisms, from
(Mix Abilities) which they will
create a food chain
and then from the
chain, a food web.
Students will Students will be
work with asked to state the
Learner Group 2
Whole class teacher. difference between a
Activities (Mix Abilities)
food chain and a
food web.
Students will A question will be
work with posed to students
teacher. which asks “If an
Group 3 organism or
(Mix Abilities) predator was absent
from the food chain,
what would the
impact be?”
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Phase 3: Explain:
Duration 15 minutes
Teaching Strategies Facilitator will invite all group levels to share what they have learnt with the class from
the activity and provide explanation and clear up any misconceptions.
Learner Activities Each group will share their understanding/interpretation from the completed activities.
(Whole class)
Phase 4: Elaborate:
Duration 15 minutes
Teaching Teacher will give students an opportunity to apply the concept of food chains and food webs.
Strategies
Students will be asked to go
Group 1
outside and list the different
(Mix
organisms that be used to
Abilities)
create a complete food chain.
Students will draw a table to
Group 2 differentiate among
Learner
Whole Class (Mix carnivore, omnivore and
Activities
Abilities) herbivore. Giving two (2)
examples of each.
Students should create a skit In the skit/song, students
Group 3
or song, which will explain must include at least 3 of
(Mix
what they have learnt. the key terms from the
Abilities)
key vocabulary.
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Phase 5: Evaluation 1:
Duration 15 minutes
Teaching Strategies Teacher will ask each group to
present to the class their
completed activities.
Learner Activities 1. Whole class analysis of the
presentations highlight key
points of learning and make
suggestions for improvement.
2. Students will randomly be
asked questions about the
entire lesson to see what they
have learned.
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EVALUATION 2:
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Organisms
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References
Khan Academy. (2018). Food chains and food webs. Retrieved from Khan Academy:
[Link]
food-webs
Sriddle8119. (2015). Study Jam: Food Web. Retrieved from YouTube:
[Link]
