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Weekly Lesson Plans
 Mrs. Conley-Allen
Pre-AP Physical Science
Week of: August 25-29 (2014)
Georgia
Performance
Standard
 SPS4. Students will investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table
GPS
Vocabulary
 periodic table
 period
 group
 family
 atomic number
metals
 nonmetals
 metalloids
 energy level
 valence electrons

Opening
 Work Session
 Closing
MONDAY
 Smart Start: Science Teaching Junkie Matter & Energy #18

EQ: What is the Periodic Table of Elements?
 -Quiz: Atomic Structure
Read pp. 516-523 (GMH)

-Complete Reading Notes Outline SPS4. The Periodic Table
 3 things we know about the Periodic Table of Elements
TUESDAY
 Smart Start: Prentice Hall Standards Review (MS) Transparency P30

EQ: How is the Periodic Table of Elements organized?
 -Activity: Periodic Table Tiles--What is the Periodic Table

-Activity: Getting to Know the Periodic Table
 What do we call rows and columns on the Periodic Table of Elements?
WEDNESDAY
 Smart Start: Prentice Hall Standards Review (HS) Transparency PS8

EQ: What are three ways the Periodic Table of Elements is organized?
 -Periodic Table Lab Activity: Family Values

-Video: The Periodic Table (Video Notes will be completed while viewing)
 Exit Ticket: 3 Ways the Periodic Table is organized
THURSDAY
 Smart Start: Prentice Hall Standards Review (MS) Transparency P32

EQ: What is the importance of atomic number in regards to the Periodic Table of Elements?
 -Discussion: Organization of the Periodic Table

-Periodic Table Foldable
 Science Teaching Junkie Matter & Energy #19
FRIDAY
 Take out this week’s Content Review Questions & Standards Test Practice for grading.
 -Grade this week’s Content Review Questions & Standards Test Practice
-Weekly Formative Assessment
-Begin working on next week’s Content Review Questions
 Preview of next week’s topic: Trends of the Periodic Table
Weekly Homework: Content Review Questions Week 3, Standards Practice Week 3, Study Vocab, Review Notes
Assessment: Small Group and/or Whole Class Review & Practice, Varied Teacher Directed Questioning, Completion of Daily Objectives, Exit Ticket, Weekly Quiz
Research Based Instructional Strategies:
  • Small Group and/or Whole Class Discussion
  • Teacher-led questioning, cuing, and organizing
  • Cooperative Learning, Hands-on Activities (demonstrations/labs)
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Multiple Intelligences (incorporating verbal, logical, visual, auditory)
  • Thinking Maps
  • Scaffolding/Modeling Thinking Strategies and Connections (Think Aloud)
  • Accessing/Utilizing Prior Knowledge
  • Notes/Summarization
  • Identifying/Describing Similarities & Differences
  • Student Questioning/Review
  • Think-Pair-Share
  • Homework/Practice
Differentiation:
  • Audio/Visual Materials Incorporated into Lesson
  • Cooperative Learning
  • Linguistic/Nonlinguistic Concept Representations
  • Questioning for Quality Thinking
  • Structured Assignments/Directions
  • Access to Various Learning Materials
  • Inquiry-based Learning Activities & Stations
  • Varied Assessment Methods
  • Teacher-assigned/Student-selected activities
  • Ongoing Interactive Assessments