TeachersName:Braxton&Wilson

TeacherName:Ms.Braxton&Ms.
Unit:DynamicEquilibrium:TheHumanAnimal LessonDate:5/12/16
Wilson
Grade/Classes:7thGradeScience
Title:TheImmuneSystem
School:WestPrepAcademy

LearningTarget/s(1e):
InstructionalOutcomes/Objectives(1c):
Icanidentifykeycomponentsoftheimmunesystemby
SWBATidentifykeycomponentsoftheimmunesystemby
gatheringinformationonitsprocessandfunction.
gatheringinformationonitsprocessandfunction.
Questiontoinvestigate:
Howdoestheimmunesystemprotectourbodiesfrom
disease?

CommonCoreStandardsAssessed:(1f)
Academic
Agenda:
ThinkingMaps:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RST.68.2
Language:
1.

DoNow/Startupwrites
5

Determinethecentralideasorconclusionsofatextprovidean

minutes

accuratesummaryofatextdistinctfrompriorknowledgeor
Immune
2.

Hook/MiniLesson/Questionto
Bubblemap
opinions
System
Investigate
12minutes

CCSS.ELALITERACY.WHST.68.2.F

3.

IDo/WeDo
8minutes
Provideaconcludingstatementorsectionthatfollowsfromand
supportstheinformationorexplanationpresented.
WhiteBlood
4.

Investigation(Groupand/or

cells
IndependentActivity)
16minutes
NYCScienceScopeandSequence

5.

E
xitDiscussion
8
minutes
Theimmunesystemprotectsagainstantigensassociatedwith
Pathogens
6.

ExitTicket
6minutes
pathogenicorganismsorforeignsubstancesandsomecancer
cells.(5.2c)

Antibodies
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/49FC3DAF2A6A42B580DC958

7487B0243/0/sciencescopeandsequence612_WEB81415.pdf

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Structure
(Ido,Wedo,Youdo)
DoNow
(3d)
UsetheDoNowtoassessyour
knowledgeonthebodysystems
wevealreadycovered
*
Gooverentranceroutine:
Enterclassroom
GetstartedonDoNow
Copydownquestiontoinvestigate

Minilessonor
Launch
(3a)
CornellNote/QuestionSection

AcademicLanguage:
ImmuneSystem
acollectionof
structuresthatprotectsagainst
diseaseorotherpotentially
damagingforeignbodies.
WhiteBloodcells
cellsofthe
immunesystemthatareinvolvedin
protectingthebodyagainstboth
infectiousdiseaseandforeign
invaders
Pathogens
anythingthatcausesa
disease
Antibodies
largeYshaped
proteinswhichfunctiontoidentify
andhelpremoveforeignantigens
ortargetssuchasvirusesand
bacteria

****IEPstudents/Lower
QuartileStudents
Resources:
EssayOutline
SentenceStarters

LessonDescription(script/outline)
LetsgetstartedonyourDoNow:
Usingyourpriorknowledgeonthepreviousbodysystemswevecovered
toanswerthequestiononthesmartboard
TeacherActions:Circulatetogatherdataonstudentswhowereableto
answertheDoNowcorrectly.Callonstudentstoshareoutresponsesto
theDoNow
StudentActions:Notebookpagesetup,DoNowresponsewrittendown.

**GooverTodaysAgenda

Today,wearegoingtoinvestigate:TheCirculatorySystemtocontinue
ourdynamicequilibriumunit.
(Coldcallonstudenttoreadoutquestiontoinvestigate)

Howdoestheimmunesystemprotectourbodies
frominfection?
TeacherActions:ReadtodaysagendaandReviewLearningTarget

Task#1:

StudentswillcreateaBubblemapintheirnotebooks,read,
andtakenoteson
Whatarepathogensandhowcantheyinfectthe
humanbody?
intheDiscoveryEducationScienceTechBook

TeacherAction:
Instructstudentstocreateabubblemap
Circulatetoensureallstudentsarecreatingthechart
InstructstudentstoreadthearticleintheirTechBookon
laptops
Callonstudentstoshareoutresponsestofillinthebubble
map

StudentActions:Creatingthebubblemap
TeacherAction:Writingstudentsresponsesforthebubblemapon
theboard,Circulatingtomakesurestudentshavealltheinformation
onthewhiteboardintheirnotes

Questions(3b)
Whataresomethingsyoucandoto
preventyourselffromgettingsick?

CheckforUnderstanding:
(ColdCall,RandomSelect,PopcornMethod,
Waittime)

TeacherGeneratedQuestions:

1. Whatisthefunctionoftheimmune
system?
2. Howdoestheimmunesystemfight
infectionsanddiseases?
3. Whatisthefunctionofawhite
bloodcell?
4. Howdothedifferentcomponentsof
theimmunesystemworktofight
pathogens?

StudentGeneratedQuestions:
Studentswillbegiventimetogenerate
questionsbasedonthecontent/roughdraft/
bibliography.(QuestionSection)

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Group/Independent(3c)
Work/
Explore
CornellNoteSection

Discussion/share/
summarize
(3b/3c)
[*Includehomework.]
CornellSummarySection

Task#2:

Studentswillansweraninvestigationquestionbasedoffthe
TechBookarticle

TeacherAction:
Answerthequestiononthesmartboardinyourtablegroups
Howdowhitebloodcells,antibodies,andlymph

nodesworktogethertofightpathogens?

Writeyouranswersonaseparatepieceofpaperandwrite

yournameonit

Teachermodels/reviewexpectationsforstudentworkandendresults

oftask.

Task#3:
Studentswillcontinuetypingtheirroughdrafts.Theessay
shouldbedetailed,clear,andaccurateusingatotalof10piecesof

evidence.

Step1:Logintogmailaccount(studentsemail)

Step2:GotoGoogleDrive

Step3:Findyourroughdraft(Studentname,BodySystem)

Step4:Continuewritingyouressay(shouldbeworkingon
ConclusionandBibliography)

CheckforUnderstanding(ColdCall3)

restatedirectionsifneeded.

StudentActions:
Continuingtheiressay/Typingtheirconclusionand

bibliography
CanYouLiveWithoutThisBody
TeacherActions:
System?Project:
Circulatetomakesurestudentssharedteachersondoc

MakesureIEP/LowerQuartilestudentsareusingsentence
Studentswillbegintypingtheir
starterstohelpwiththeirwriting.(Namesbelow)
roughdrafts.

TeacherAction:
Letsshareoutanyquestionsaboutyourroughdraft
TeacherAction:ReviewStudents
Studentdiscussesquestiontoinvestigate:
Packet(shouldbecompleted:
Howdoestheimmunesystemprotectourbodiesfrom
sections16)

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infection?

***Checkpacingwhengoingover
Homework:
steps
Continueworkingonyourrough
StudentActions:
Checkforstudent
draft
StudentGeneratedQuestionsection:
understanding

Selectedstudentwillshareoutquestiontobeansweredasa

groupdiscussion

Shareoutquestiontoinvestigateresponses

Studentswillbeasktoshareouttheinformationthattheycollected

throughouttheirinvestigation/backgroundresearch.

Holdclassdiscussion:Askstudents:

StudentActions:Discussingtheiressay/bibliographyandquestionto

investigate

Theteacherwillcirculatefromtabletotable,observe

studentsworking,andtheirprogress.

(Attheendofdiscussion,reviewhomework)

FormativeAssessment
(3d)

HowdoIknowwhetherstudents
Questionweinvestigated:
masteredtheobjective?
CheckSummarySectionofScienceNotebook

Studentsshouldwrite56sentencesonthefunctionoftheendocrine

system

TeacherActions:Circulateandreviewstudentsummaries.Select
***Checkpacingwhengoingover
studentstoshareoutresponsesandColdCallonstudentstoaddonto
steps
discussion.
Checkforstudent
StudentActions:

Studentswillshareoutquestiontoinvestigate
responses
understanding

CoteachingModel(
OneTeach,OneObserve,OneTeach,OneDrift,StationTeaching,ParallelTeaching,AlternativeTeaching,Teaming)
(Whatinstructionalmovesaccountfor
ELLs/SpEdstudents?
)
TeamTeaching:Eachteacherhasanactiverole.Studentsviewbothteachersasequals.Bothteachersareactivelyinvolved
inclassroomorganizationandmanagement.Thisapproachencouragesrisktaking.Teachersmaytrythingsinpairsthatthey
wouldnttryalone.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
StudentGrouping:
LowerQuartilestudentsidentifiedandgroupedaccordingly

ELLs
Selfmadeglossaries
SPED
Smallgroupinstructions,heterogeneousgroupings.
Enrichment
DOKleveledquestions

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Resources:
Powerpoint(1d)Handouts(1d,3c)Linkstowebsites(1d,3c),Materials(1d,3c):sentencestarters,roughdraftessayoutline
1. StudentsCanYouLiveWithoutthisBodySystemPacket
2. DiscoveryEducationScienceTechBook
https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/8598C136E87B4FDAABF170417671708A/citGuid/ADA5EF0D2E554D8
E964A6DBC7C7AB74C/languageId/eng/readingLevelId/2/courseGuid/7DA490BA5E4D46A79D282A422AE5DE64#/tab=exploretab&page=&
subTab=

LowerQuartileStudents/IEPStudents:
ELA/STMExam(LQuartile)

1. GabrielA.
2. NawafA.
3. JelenyA.
4. MarshallC.
5. JinnelysD.
6. ElhadjiD.
7. DiamondE.
8. GualbertoF.
9. EmelyF.
10. JadeG.
11. SoniaG.
12. YankoG.
13. NiyaJ.
14. BriaJ.
15. SakuraK.
16. JoshuaM.
17. TyrinM.
18. AnthonyR.
19. JahiemS.
20. IanS.
21. BryanaV.
7thGradeDRP(LQuartile)
1. GabrielA.

TeachersName:Braxton&Wilson
2. NawafA.
3. TashantiB.
4. SharonB.
5. ElhadjiD.
6. DiamondE.
7. GualbertoF.
7thGradeIndividualPlan
1. JaylenC.702
2. TyrinM.702
3. SakuraK.702
4. DiamondE.702
5. GualbertoF.702
6. JadeG.702
7. MatthewS.702