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Mini-Lesson Plan Guide for Science Date(s): Subject: Succession & Climate Grade Level: 9-12 Lesson Planning Benchmark/Standard: What is the next benchmark on my course curriculum guide or FCIM calendar? SC.912.L.17.4: Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession. Essential Questions: How will I reword the benchmark into specific questions using student friendly terms? • • What is succession? What effect does climate change have on ecosystem? Materials/Resources: What do I have or need to teach this lesson? Projector Computer w/ internet Stages of Ecological Succession handout Michigan Beech Succession handout Lesson Agenda: How will I deliver this lesson to help my students answer the essential questions? Day One: Explicit Instruction Day Two: Modeled Instruction Day Three: Guided Instruction Day Four: Independent Instruction Day Five: Quiz Lesson Delivery Explicit Instruction: How will I focus my students on what they need to learn? Which important vocabulary will I introduce/review? Teacher will hook students with video clip http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/ean08_vid_arctichange/ Teacher will use powerpoint to discuss climate change and ecological succession Modeled Instruction: How will I show my students what they are expected to do to answer the essential question? Teacher will show ecological success animation http://ecoplexity.org/node/496 Discuss with students what is happening in each stage, and that this process can take 100s of year Discuss the connection to climate change (causing flooding, fires, hurricanes,etc) Guided Practice: How will I help my students practice answering the essential question? Teacher will hand out “Stages of Ecological Succession” Teacher will guide students through all questions regarding pond succession Discuss how climate change could induce this type of succession seen in the pond Independent Practice: How will my students practice answering the essential question individually? Teacher will hand out “Michigan Beech Succession” handout Instruct students to describe the stages of succession that they see Discuss as class if time permits Assessment:
