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
August 26: Root test 3:
Thursday, August 28: Test on Porifera and Cnidaria; Assign parasitic worms project;
Friday, August 29: Begin notes on Platyhelminthes
Tuesday, Sept 2: Finish notes on Pseudocoelomates organisms; complete color sheets of parasitic worms and planaria, assign review sheet; hand out study guide.
Wednesday, Sept 3:Parasite presentations Lab on parasitic worms; hand out study guide, turn in all other handouts
Thursday, Sept 4:Root final; study guide
Friday, Sept 5: Parasites lab
Monday, Sept 8: Test on parasites; begin Annelida Notes
Monday, September 15 : we will go over Molllusca notes
Tuesday, September 16: Finish mollusca notes and we will go over Echinoderms notes, assign echinoderms worksheet (complete for homework)
Wednesday, September 17 : Watch video "Shallow Seas" study guide to be complete for homework
Thursday, September 18: Lab on Mollusks and Echinoderms; Go over study guide
Friday, September 19: Take test on Mollusks and Echinoderms; begin Arthropoda guided reading
sday, 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
*** all dates subject to change due to pace of student work
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
