Stage 1- (Desired Results)

Established Goal(s): Include content standards, CCSS, course or program objectives, learning outcomes, etc.

MS-LS1-2 Emphasis is n the cell functioning as a whole system and the primary role of identified parts of the cell, specifically the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, ce
And cell wall.

Understanding(s): Students will understand that(big ideas)

Living things are comprised of cells

Essential Question(s):

How to operate a microscope to observe cells

Students will know:

Students will be able to:

Parts of a microscope

Label/ ID parts of a microscope

How a microscope works

Use a microscope

How to prepare a slide

Prepare a slide for use with a microscope

Stage 2- (Desired Results- How do you know they know? Collecting Data)
Performance Task
-Through what
authentic
performance task(s)
will students
demonstrate the
desired
understandings?
- By what criteria
will performances
of understanding be
judged?

Formative: Cold call. Kahoot,

Summative: Parts ID quiz, can they use a microscope to observe cells.

Other Evidence

Desired Understandings: Concepts and Skills

Picture of cell

Students should be able to use a microscope to gather

Information. Students will be able to document what
they saw
In the form of a picture they draw.

Data Collected

Stage 3- (Daily Instruction)

Date
Learning
Target(s):
W- where is
lesson going

Day

End of day students should be able to prepare a slide with onion, observe the slide with a microscope and document what they see.

Standard(s)

Do Now
H- hook
students

MS-LS 1 -2

Label parts of the microscope using handout with key on the overhead. Observe pictures of slides on overhead taken through a microscope.

What I am doing?

Learning
Activities
E- equip
R- rethink and
revise
E- evaluate
T- tailor
instruction
O- be
organized

Key
Vocabulary

What data am I collecting?

Go through scope parts overhead

Following along, writing on their handouts

Are students completing the handout?

Jeopardy questions.

Brainpop video-pausing video and discussing

when appropriate

Watching video

Kahoot at the end of video

Proper handling of microscope-model correct

behavior_

Copy what I am doing

Prepare a slide

Performing each step after it has been

demonstrated

Visual-are they doing it right?

Observing assisting

Performing the lab

Document what they saw

Visual- are they doing it right?

Head, eye piece, eye piece tube, objectives, frame, coarse focus, fine focus, base, diaphragm condenser, stage, stage clips, nose piece, objective turret.

Ticket out the Picture of a cell they observed.

Door
Texts used:
Video Clips:

What the students are doing?