It's a small world

Title: A hidden world

Author: Cota

Subject: Science

Grade: 6

Week: March 10

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Chapter 8 unit 3 lesson 1

Unit theme:

  explores the diversity of microorganisms and the conditions they need to thrive and reproduce.

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

  improper preparation and storage of food can lead to contamination by microorganisims.

Microorganisims are tiny living things that can be seen only with the aid of a microscope.

simple microscopes have been used for hundreds of years to observe microorganisms.

the size of a microscope can be estimated by comapring it with the diameter of the field of view of a microscope. 

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

  Microbiology

Micrometer

Microorganisms 

Stage 1:

Ask students to describe the symptons of am illness. Then involve the whole class in a brief discussion of what causes people to become ill. Help students arrive at the primary cause of disease, accepting sich terms as bugs, viruses, germs. Explain that in this unit we will begin to understand and redefine the terms above. 

Stage 2:

 before students begin reading the lesson, ask them whether they have ever thrown away food because it was spoiled? Why does food spoil? What can be done to prevent it?  Science log: Anwers questions, group discussion, and reading text.

Stage 3:

  Have students pause after reading page 132. Have a volunteer read the Guidlines for food service Personnel aloud while another student demonstartes the instructions.

Homework: No homework in this class?

Read pages 124-127:quiz or follow 

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________