1. Mrs. Salvi Agenda for December 9, 2014 Science 7: Objective: Describe the stages of a plants life cycle. Engage: Question of the day? Name two adaptations that plants have and explain how those adaptations allow the plant to live on land, (Formative Assessment) Explore: Origin of plants - DE Streaming, Draw and label the stages of a plants life cycle Explain: sporophyte, gametophyte Elaborate: Enrich worksheet & Math in Science - Water Loss in Plants pg 253 Evaluate: Guided Reading and Study - The Plant Kingdom

2. Mrs. Salvi Agenda for December 9, 2014 Science 6: Objective: The student knows that in asexual reproduction all inherited triats come from a single parent. The students understands that there are several methods of asexual reproduction. Engage: Question of the day? What factors influence an organisms characteristics? (Formative Assessment) Explore: Asexual Reproduction in Sea Stars Explain: Passing traits from parents to offspring allows species to survive. In asexual reproduction, the offspring are produced from just one parent. Organisms reproduce asexually by splitting into two, by forming buds, by developing spores, or by producing offspring from a piece of the parent. Elaborate: Asexual Reproduction - DE Streaming Evaluate: What are four ways that organisms reproduce asexually? (Formative Assessment)

3. Mrs. Salvi Agenda for December 9,2014 Science 5: Objective: The student compares and contrasts relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. Engage: Question of the day? What do organisms compete for in an ecosystem? (Formative assessment) Explore: Good Buddies Activity - Project Wild pages 91-95 Explain: Symbiosis, commensalism, mutualism, parasitism Elaborate: Good Buddies card game Evaluate: Lesson 3 and 4 Review (Summative assessment) Explore: Biomes located on the world map Explain: Climates, distance from the equator, differences in populations and communities in the biomes Evaluate: Lesson 1 Review (Summative Assessment)

4. Mrs. Salvi Agenda for December 9, 2014 Science 8: Objective: Students will build a structure that will hold the most mass in pennies. Engage: Visit the Building Big website to explore the world of structures! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/ Explore: Junk Box Wars materials Explain: Competition rules Elaborate: Teams will meet to brainstorm design ideas Evaluate: Students will work together to put forth their best design to meet the requirements of the challenge

5. Mrs. Salvi Agenda for December 9, 2014 Science 4 Objective: The student understands that changes in an ecological system usually affect the whole system. Explore: Forest Fire - http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art- 90130/Secondary-succession-takes-place-following-a- major-disturbance-such-as? https://forestry.usu.edu/files/uploads/ForEcolSuccessi on.pdf Evaluate: Lesson 1 and 2 Review (Summative Assessment)