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Hillcrest Middle School · Lesson planning · Kansas City, MO

Marguerite Oyelaran teaches middle school science and uses this to plan the week, tie each lesson to standards and keep reflections to reuse next year.

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Period 1 Life ScienceScience1
Period 3 Life ScienceScience3
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Period 5 Earth ScienceScience5

Tables

Classes

3 sample rows · 8 columns

Each class you teach, its grade, subject, period and how many lessons are planned.

ClassGradeSubjectPeriodStudents
Period 1 Life Science7Science127
Period 3 Life Science7Science329
Period 5 Earth Science8Science526

Standards

6 sample rows · 5 columns

The standards each lesson addresses and how many times each has been taught.

CodeSubjectTaught in
MS-LS1-2ScienceIntroducing cell parts, Using the microscope, Plant and animal cells, Cell unit review
MS-LS1-5ScienceEnvironment and growth, Cell unit review
MS-LS2-1ScienceFood chains and webs, Population limits
MS-ESS2-4ScienceWater cycle stations, Weather and energy
MS-ESS3-1ScienceResources around the world
MS-ETS1-1ScienceDesign challenge: filter a water sample

Resources

6 sample rows · 7 columns

Worksheets, slides, videos and readings you reuse across lessons.

ResourceTypeSubjectLinkUsed inOpen link
Cell parts diagram worksheetWorksheetSciencehttps://resources.hillcrestmiddle.net/cell-partsIntroducing cell parts, Plant and animal cells, Cell unit review—
Microscope safety slidesSlidesSciencehttps://resources.hillcrestmiddle.net/microscope-slidesUsing the microscope—
Ecosystem food chain videoVideoSciencehttps://resources.hillcrestmiddle.net/food-chainFood chains and webs—
Water cycle reading with questionsReadingSciencehttps://resources.hillcrestmiddle.net/water-cycleWater cycle stations, Weather and energy—
Population growth simulationLinkSciencehttps://resources.hillcrestmiddle.net/population-simPopulation limits—
Exit ticket templateWorksheetSciencehttps://resources.hillcrestmiddle.net/exit-ticketIntroducing cell parts, Environment and growth, Food chains and webs, Weather and energy, Design challenge: filter a water sample—

Lesson plans

11 sample rows · 15 columns

Each lesson: its class, day, objective, standards and resources, and how it went afterwards.

LessonClassDateObjectiveStandardsMaterialsMinutes
Introducing cell partsPeriod 1 Life ScienceOct 6, 2026Name the major organelles and their jobsMS-LS1-2Cell parts diagram worksheet, Exit ticket template50
Using the microscopePeriod 1 Life ScienceOct 9, 2026Prepare and focus a slide safelyMS-LS1-2Microscope safety slides50
Plant and animal cellsPeriod 1 Life ScienceOct 13, 2026Compare plant and animal cellsMS-LS1-2Cell parts diagram worksheet50
Environment and growthPeriod 3 Life ScienceOct 14, 2026Predict how light and water change growthMS-LS1-5Exit ticket template50
Population limitsPeriod 1 Life ScienceOct 15, 2026Explain carrying capacityMS-LS2-1Population growth simulation50
Water cycle stationsPeriod 5 Earth ScienceOct 15, 2026Model evaporation and condensationMS-ESS2-4Water cycle reading with questions55
Food chains and websPeriod 3 Life ScienceOct 17, 2026Trace energy through a food webMS-LS2-1Ecosystem food chain video, Exit ticket template50
Weather and energyPeriod 5 Earth ScienceOct 18, 2026Link solar energy to weatherMS-ESS2-4Water cycle reading with questions, Exit ticket template55
Cell unit reviewPeriod 3 Life ScienceOct 21, 2026Review for the unit quizMS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-5Cell parts diagram worksheet50
Resources around the worldPeriod 5 Earth ScienceOct 23, 2026Map where key resources are foundMS-ESS3-155
Design challenge: filter a water samplePeriod 3 Life ScienceOct 25, 2026Define constraints and test a filterMS-ETS1-1Exit ticket template90

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