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New SCoPE Lesson Plans
Ninth Grade

English Language Arts

Unit 1 - Science Fiction

• Lesson 1 - Exploring the Science Fiction Genre
  
• Lesson 2 - Reading a Science Fiction Short Story
  
• Lesson 3 - Choosing a Science Fiction Novel
  
• Lesson 4 - Forming Literature Circles and Prereading a Novel, Asking Questions: A Prereading Activity
  
• Lesson 5 - Reading a Science Fiction Novel
  
• Lesson 6 - Researching an Issue Related to Science Fiction
  
• Lesson 7 - Drafting and Revising a Summary
  
• Lesson 8 - Creating a Science Fiction Scenario
  
• Lesson 9 - Presenting a Science Fiction Scenario
  
• Lesson 10 - Looking Back and Ahead

Unit 2 - The Power of Language

• Lesson 1 - Exploring the Power of Language
  
• Lesson 2 - Identifying and Using the Language of Argumentation
  
• Lesson 3 - Identifying and Using the Language of Persuasion
  
• Lesson 4 - Prereading and Reading Animal Farm in Literature Circles
  
• Lesson 5 - Identifying Propaganda Techniques: Animal Farm
  
• Lesson 6 - Analyzing Propaganda in Literature and Life/Animal Farm
  
• Lesson 7 - Understanding Allegories: Animal Farm
  
• Lesson 8 - Analyzing Political and Wartime Propaganda
  
• Lesson 9 - Detecting Doublespeak
  
• Lesson 10 - Analyzing Advertising

Science

Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Genetics

• Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 1 - Growth, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Cell Division and Mitosis, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Reproduction in Fast Plants, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Genopheno Bugs, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Protein Synthesis, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Genes in Human Populations, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Pedigrees and Genetic Disorders, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - What Is a Gene?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Brave New World?, Student Pages

Unit 2 - Taxonomy of Evolution

• Teacher Background Information
  
• Unit Overview
  
• Lesson 1 - A Voyage of Discovery and Scientific Observation, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Stories in the Rocks, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Methods in Paleontology, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Embryological Evidence for Evolution, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Comparing Craniums, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Biochemical Evidence for Common Ancestry, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Solving Evolutionary Mysteries, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Bird Speciation, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Family Affair, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - The Classification Controversy, Student Pages

Unit 3 - Organisms: Health & Disease

• Teacher Background Information
• Lesson 1 - Walking a Tightrope, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Reaction!, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Disease Hunters, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Clues Over Time, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Clues Across Space, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Defining Disease, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Tiny Terrors: Viral Diseases, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Infection, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Nature vs. Nurture, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Hope for the Future, Student Pages

Unit 4 - Analyzing Ecosystems

• Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 1 - Gone Fishing, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - What Goes Around Comes Around, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Made in the Shade?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Down and Dirty, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Getting By (and Even High) with a Little Help from Our Friends, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Move Over, Give Me a Little Room, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Nothing New Under the Sun, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Wet and Wild, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Invaders in My Space, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - You Cannot Stop Progress - or Can You?, Student Pages

Unit 5 - Cell Structure

• Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 1 - Through a Glass Darkly, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - X-Bugs, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Communal Living, Student Pages
• Lesson 4 - Can't Live Without 'Em, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Doing What Comes Naturally, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Sun Catchers, Student Pages
• Lesson 7 - Membranes in Motion, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Enough Is Enough, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Computer Vision, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Out of Control, Student Pages

Unit 6 - Important Life Processes

• Teacher Background
  
• Lesson 1 - Energy Audit, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Food for Thought, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Metabolic Mambo, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Thank Goodness for Plants, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Storing Energy, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Let the Sun Shine In, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Energy Scramble, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Fair Trade, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - A Question of Balance, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Sustainability, Student Pages

Unit 7 - Creating a Sustainable Environment

• Teacher Background
• Lesson 1 - Boom or Bomb, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Signs of Good Air, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Sour and Sick, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Liquid Sunshine, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Canaries of the Future, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Rivers Run, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Alien Invaders, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - This Lesson's A Waste, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Hit the Beach, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Creeping Dead Zone, Student Pages

Social Studies

Unit 1 - The Purposes and Ideals of American Democracy

• Lesson 1 - Natural Rights: Do We Have a Contract?, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 2 - The American Political System: It Continues to Evolve,
• Lesson 3 - Democracy: What Does It Mean?, Democracy Worksheet
  
• Lesson 4 - Democracy and Dictatorship: What is the Difference?, Democratic or Dictatorial Worksheet
  
• Lesson 5 - Federal or Unitary: How Best to Divide Political Power in a Country?, Comparable Political Systems Chart
  
• Lesson 6 - Presidential or Parliamentary: How Best to Separate National Powers?
  
• Lesson 7 - Comparing Political Systems: How Do the Politcal Pieces Fit?
  
• Lesson 8 - Are We Living Up to Our Beliefts and Values?, Supplemental Materials, Core Democratic Values
  
• Lesson 9 - Managing Conflicty in a Diverse America: What to Do When Freedoms Collide?
  
• Lesson 10 - Citizenship: What are the Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of Citizenship?

Unit 2 - American Politics

• Lesson 1 - Political Parties: What Do They Do? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 2 - Voting: Why Does Voting Matter? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 3 - Voting: Is Nonvoting a Problem? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 4 - The Nominating Process: Who Gets to Run for Office? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 5 - Elections: How Do We Elect Our Public Officials? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 6 - The Electoral College: How Do We Elect the President?
  
• Lesson 7 - Public Opinion: Do We Know What the Public Thinks? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 8 - Public Opinion: What is the Role of the Mass Media? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 9 - Interest Groups: What and Who Are They? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 10 - Interest Groups: What Do They Do? Supplemental Materials