SALTA 5th grade

GRADE 5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Ecosystems

Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival

TOTAL TIME: 430 MIN About 3 Weeks

Lesson 2: Interactions of Living Things

Module: Energy in Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

TIME: 160 MIN

LESSON 1: PLANT SURVIVAL

LESSON PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

PG

Engage

20 min Learning Intentions:

6-7

I am learning how to make observations and ask questions, so that I can think like a scientist. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can write 3 questions about how a tree gets what it needs to survive.

Big Idea: What do plants need to grow?

Explore

30 min Learning Intentions:

8-9

I am learning that the amount of resources a plant receives will affect its growth, so that I can successfully take care of plants in the future. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can explain and write what affects plant growth. I am learning about plant structures and plant needs so that I can explain how plants grow and survive. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of plant structures and needs as they grow.

Lesson: Virtual Plant

Explain

30 min Learning Intentions:

10-11

Lesson: Plant Structures

Can be done during ELA block

Explain:

30 min Learning Intentions:

(Most

12-13