Science 10 - Unit C - Control Systems

Lesson
Title/Focus
Control Systems
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 10 Science
Unit
Unit C: Cycling of Matter in Living Systems
Date
Time
Duratio
n
Teache
r
April 14, 2015

80 Minutes
Mr. Geoff Waugh
OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:
Students will:
1. Analyze plants as an example of a multicellular organism with specialized
structures at the cellular, tissue, and system levels
2. Ask questions about observed relationships, and plan investigations of
questions, ideas, problems and issues
3. Conduct investigations into relationships between and among observable
variables, and use a broad range of tools and techniques to gather and record
data and information
Students will:
1. Describe how the cells of the leaf system have a variety of specialized
structures and functions; i.e., epidermis including guard cells, palisade tissue
cells, spongy tissue cells, and phloem and xylem vascular tissue cells to
support the process of photosynthesis
2. Explain and investigate phototropism and gravitropism as examples of
control systems in plants
3. Define and delimit problems to facilitate investigation
4. Formulate operational definitions of major variables
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Describe and explain how the cells of the leaf system have a variety of specialized
structures and functions
2. Investigate and describe the transport system in plants
3. Examine aspects of phototropism and gravitropism and analyze as examples of control
systems in plants
4. Differentiate between phototropism and gravitropism
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
Alberta Education: Science (10) Program of

Studies
Addison Wesley Science 10 Student Textbook
Addison Wesley Science 10 Teachers Resource

Manual
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Informative PowerPoint
Computer with access to projector
YouTube Videos
Worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JXm1USHlQY
PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson:
1. Ensure the technology to be used in the lesson is set up and

working
2. Prepare handouts, and demonstration tools

3. Ensure all resources are available for class to begin
Attention Grabber:
Advance
Organizer/Agenda:
Transition to Body:
Learning Activity
#1:
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
Introduction
Happy Tuesday grade 10s! Just a reminder tomorrow we have
a review period, so please bring questions to class! Also, you
have a unit exam on Thursday and your lab from yesterday is
due Friday,
Revisit Transport in Plants
Time
Discuss transport in plants and Inquiry question period

Presentation and video of phototropism, gravitropism
Questions about the unit and review

This is our last class of this unit!
Body
Revisit Transport in Plants:
This learning activity will revisit the important concepts of
transport in plants. Students will be asked to go over their
handout with me as I go along and address areas that need to
be revisited from last day
Observation: Students are attentive and asking
questions during this short presentation, taking down
notes, and being interactive with the class when asked
to discuss amongst themselves
Key Questions: Whats Osmosis? Diffusion? Active
Transport? Transpiration? How can Hyper and hypotonic
environments affect the cells? Why is this important?
Time
10 15
Minutes
Sponge
Activity/Activities:
Questions regarding the unit, the exam, the review period tomorrow, etc
Reflections from
the lesson:
This was a really good lesson to conclude the unit. I think that I excelled in
a lot of areas today where I would have struggled at the beginning of this
practicum. I thought that I asked good questions, waited an appropriate
amount of time for responses, and had a really interactive and
participation based lesson. I really enjoyed the discussion and question
period where students were the center of the lesson and asked to provide
answers to a variety of questions. I think I could have improved in this
regard by asking a few higher-level questions to promote good inquiry on
the students behalf. My presentation was short, had lots of visuals and a
really good video.

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Lesson

Unit C: Cycling of Matter in Living Systems

April 14, 2015

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Education: Science (10) Program of

Addison Wesley Science 10 Teachers Resource

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

1. Ensure the technology to be used in the lesson is set up and

2. Prepare handouts, and demonstration tools

Discuss transport in plants and Inquiry question period

Questions about the unit and review

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