Science Grade 7

Core Content Coaching

Purpose

To provide support for grade-level, unit content planning for the Organic Compounds Unit

Resources for planning

• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)

• CRM 3: Organisms

• Blank Pacing Calendar

• 7th Grade1st Six Weeks Lessons: Organic Compounds

• Computer with Internet Access

7.1B, 7.3B-D 7.6: Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has physical and chemical properties and can undergo physical and chemical changes.

7.6A identify that organic compounds contain carbon and other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen, or sulfur

TEKS & Student expectations

Content TEKS Skills TEKS

CRM 3: TEKS & Acquisition section

Teacher Content support videos

Carbon, Organic Compounds, and the Ecosystem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4D9i9cwtk8

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6TH GRADE

6.5C differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level

7TH GRADE

7.6A identify that organic compounds contain carbon and other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen, or sulfur

8th Grade

8.5D recognize that chemical formulas are used to identify substances and determine the number of atoms of each element in chemical formulas containing subscripts

• A compound is composed of two or more elements with different properties than the individual elements.

PRIOR LEARNING

Water = H2O (liquid)

2-H = Hydrogen (gas)

1-O = Oxygen (gas)

2014 staar-released question

2013 staar-released question

Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

• Organic compounds contain −

Carbon

AND

one or more of the following…

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• phosphorus

• nitrogen

• sulfur

Components of a good lesson plan

1. Engage Student Interest

2. Review/Scaffold to TEKS

3. Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS

• Labs, Activities, Videos

1. Organize and Practice Vocabulary

2. Reading & Comprehension Strategies

3. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds

4. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

5. Differentiation

6. Formative Assessment & Reteach

Embedded in lessons: Engage Student Interest

• Labeling the Bucket: Elements and Compounds Cards

• Daily Guiding Questions & Sentence Frames

Embedded in lessons:Review / Scaffold to TEKS

• Periodic Table Review Unit

• ScienceSaurus Sections 260-262: Elements, Molecules, & Compounds and Word Triangles

• Identifying Numbers of Atoms in a Molecule

• Classifying Elements and Compounds

• Chemical Formulas Reading

Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (Labs, Activities, Videos)

• Constructing Organic Compounds

• Organic or Inorganic Presentation

• Identifying Organic Compounds Cards Match

• Got Organic Game

Embedded in lessons:Organize and Practice Vocabulary

• Quizlet

• Organic Compounds Unit Overview

• Classifying Matter Unit Overview

• ScienceSaurus Sections 260-262: Elements, Molecules, & Compounds and Word Triangles

• Molecules, Compounds, Elements Two-Column Notes

• Organic or Inorganic Presentation with Total Physical Response

Recommended from sciencefusion:Reading & Comprehension Strategies

• ScienceSaurus Sections 260-262: Elements, Molecules, & Compounds

• Breaking Down Large Molecules

• Comprehension Strategy

• Shared Reading

• Word Triangles

Embedded in lessons:Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds

• Exit Ticket Atoms in Molecules & Classification

• Organic Compounds Review

• Breaking Down Large Molecules

• Scaffolds: Sentence Frames, Anchors of Support

Embedded in lessons:Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities• Labeling the Bucket with Elements and Compounds

Cards

• ScienceSaurus Sections 260-262: Elements, Molecules, & Compounds

• Identifying Numbers of Atoms in a Molecule

• Classifying Elements and Compounds

• Constructing Organic Compounds

• Journal Entry: Elements, Molecules, and Compounds Presentation

• Chemical Formulas Reading

• Identifying Organic Compounds Cards Match

• Got Organic Game

• Breaking Down Large Molecules Reading

In this picture I see…

I think this picture might match the

word … because…

• Special Education: 1. Shared Reading2. Mixed-Ability Partners3. Guiding Question4. Sentence Frames5. Anchors of Support6. Modeling7. Think Aloud 8. Writing Frames9. Modeling Abstract Concepts

• English Language Learners: 1. Shared Reading2. Mixed-Ability Partners3. Guiding Question4. Sentence Frames5. Anchors of Support6. Modeling7. Think Aloud 8. Writing Frames9. Modeling Abstract Concepts

Embedded in lessons:Differentiation

• Quizlet Flash Cards

• ScienceFusion Optional Lessons

• Other Lessons Folder Activities

• Quizlet Games

• Exit Ticket Atoms in Molecules & Classification

• Journal Entry: Elements, Molecules, and Compounds Presentation

• Constructing Organic Compounds Class Discussion

• Individual Assessment p. 29-30

• Organic or Inorganic Presentation

• Identifying Organic Compounds Cards Match

• Identifying Organic Compounds Cards Match

• Organic Compounds Exit Ticket

• Journal Entry: Predict what would happen if all the carbon on Earth disappears.

• Got Organic Game

• Organic Compounds Quiz

• Organic Compounds Self Reflection

Embedded in lessons:Formative Assessment & Reteach

Formative Assessment Reteach Opportunities

Higher level questions• “Research shows there’s a link between critical thinking skills and increased student achievement in the

classroom.” (Moore & Stanley, 2010)

• Higher level questions must be planned in order to be implemented effectively in the classroom.

• Levels of Questions

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

• Plan and provide a variety of questions at each level and build student knowledge and critical thinking by providing Higher Level Questions.

Lower Levels of questions

Higher Levels of questions

Sample unit questions

• Samples from this unit using the Daily Guiding Questions.

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate

What is a molecule?

What elements do organic compounds

contain?

What are the basic elements of all living

systems?

What is the difference between

elements and compounds?

How do you identify the elements and the number of atoms of each element in a

chemical formula?

What is the relationship between

carbon and other elements such as

oxygen and hydrogen?

Predict what would happen if all the carbon on Earth

disappears.

Do you agree with the classification of certain foods as

“organic” based on what you know about organic compounds?

Embedded in lessons:Anchors of Support

• Elements, Molecules, & Compounds Word Triangles

• Organic Compounds Unit Overview

• Classifying Matter Unit Overview

• Molecules, Compounds, Elements Two-Column Notes

Anchors of SupportOther Resources

•Interactive Word Wall- Current, working models with student contributions • Interactive Word Walls Article: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/ss1103_45.pdf

• “Word walls can be arranged on cupboard doors or classroom walls, or hung from the ceiling with wire and string.”

• “Maximum instructional potential and efficiency are achieved when interactive word-wall construction is aligned with lessons and students are allowed to participate in the process. As a result, walls are usually built over many days and are finished as a unit nears completion. Word walls support units and are changed or replaced as units change.”

• Interactive Word Walls Rubric: Next Slide

• ScienceFusion Textbook, Science Glossaries, Dual Language Science Glossaries

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