Friend or Foe

Title: Tall but true tales

Author: Cota

Subject: Biology

Grade: 6th 

Week: March 24

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Chapter 9, unit 3 lesson 1

Unit theme:

  Examines both the harmful and beneficial effects that microorganisms have on humans.

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

the lives of microorganism differ from those of other living things.

microorganisms are intimately involved in the lives of people.

Microorganisms that live in soil can be beneficial, harmful or both.

Fungi are microorganisms that are abundant in soil and that help break down organic material.

Some common microorganism in sea water are called plankton and are the first link in many food chains. 

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

compost

fungi

plankton 

Stage 1:

Science log: dicsussion to follow 

Stage 2:

  Display the worms compost and have students examine the decaying leaves ask why are the leaves decaying? due to fungi and bacteria

Stage 3:

Homework: No homework in this class?

Answer questions on single shhet paper pages 146-147 

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________