Zoology Lesson Plans

Zoology Lesson Plans

Unit One (August 1-11)

August 1:  Syllabus/expectations, Lab safety pre-test, sign safety agreement

August 3:  Look at Microscope and scientific method powerpoints; do Scientific method worksheet
August 4:  Introduce the Prefix Suffix Quiz List;  Start Intro Review Notes characteristics of living things and animals, organic molecules, organic molecules worksheet
August 5:  Chapter sections on taxonomy, classification of animals, cell structures and system, Unit one worksheet
August 6:  completed notes and worksheets after emergency "drill"
August 7:  review for test; completed notes, studied for root word quiz
August 8: Quiz Prefix 1 
 
Monday, August 11:  Test on unit 1
Tuesday, August 12  Microscope usage Lab
Wednesday, August 13: Go over notes on embryology, body plans, and symmetry; complete review questions               
Thursday, August 14: Finish notes and complete Review for test on unit 2;
Friday, August 15:  Test on development, embryology, body plans and symmetry
 
 Unit 3

Monday, August 18:  Root quiz 2; begin Chapter 12-13 Notes – Phylum Porifera and Cnidaria

Tuesday. August 19:  Finish notes;  Complete chapter 12-13 worksheet , Porifera and Cnidaria color sheets; watch Planet Earth video segments showing sponges and jellyfish

Wednesday, August 20:  Lab on Porifera and Cnidaria; review for test completed

Thursday, August 21:  Go over Chapter 12 and 13 review

Friday, August 22: Test on Porifera and Cnidaria; Assign parasitic worms project;

 

Monday, August 25: Root test 3:  Begin notes on Nematodes and Platyhelminthes

Tuesday, August 26:  Finish notes on Pseudocoelomates organisms; complete color sheets of parasitic worms and planaria, assign review sheet; hand out study guide.

Wednesday, August 27:  Lab on parasitic worms; hand out study guide, turn in all other handouts

Thursday, August 28:  Present parasitic worms projects; go over review guide.

Friday:  August 29:  test on parasitic worms.

Monday September 1:  Labor day holiday

Tuesday, September 2:  Begin notes on annelids

Wednesday, September 3:  Finish going over Annelida Notes; finish worksheets and assign review for test
Thursday, September 4:  Root final  Annelid dissection 
Friday, September 5 :  Annelida test
 
 
 
 
 
 
Old plans; do not go below this line
February 19-25
Monday:  Go over Mollusca notes, show major examples; watch Molluscs in Life video on "Creatures of the Deep", complete Mollusca worksheet
Tuesday: Go over echinoderm notes; echinoderm workshop, review Echinoderm characteristics; look at various Echinoderms from above video
Wednesday: Mollusca and Echinodermata lab; give out study guide
Thursday:  Watch remainder of creatures of the deep gp over test review
Friday:  Test on mollusks and echinoderms; begin Arthropod worksheets notes
February 26- March 2
Monday:  Arthropoda notes; complete worksheets
Tuesday:  Arthropoda lab; Review for arthropoda test
Wednesday:  Arthropoda test; chordata pre-reading
Thursday:  Notes on Chordates (fish-reptiles-birds-amphibians)
Friday:  notes on mammalian orders of chordates; assign test review
 
 
 
 
 
 
Archived plans are below
  • Tuesday:  Annelida test; finish arthropoda pre-readings
  • Wednesday: arthropoda notes; 
  • Thursday; Arthropoda video; begin study guide
  • Friday: crawfish and grasshopper dissection; complete study guide and review for test on Arthropoda on Monday