Science: Marvellous Microorganisms Year 5/6 OC 2015
Program of work by Mrs Julie Condie
Year 5/6 OC Science
Some ideas taken from: http://www.leadingpbl.org/w/file/fetch/30524305/ KKits%20Bacteria%20PBL%20Lesson%20Planning%20Form.pdf |
Inquiry focus: Why do people get sick? How can we prevent it? You are a member of a team of experts. You can be a scientist, a doctor, a patient or a community information officer. Your community faces the possibility of being infected with a contagious illness - a Mystery Pathogen. It can be a well known illness, like influenza, but can be one never before classified..... ! What will you do to prevent it? Your team is to address a public meeting to educate and reassure people. You also need to provide information about how the spread of the pathogen can be prevented. |
Goals – Assessment Indicators Student:
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Learning Outcomes: ST3 – 1VA Shows interest in and enthusiasm for Science and technology, responding to their curiosity, questions and perceived needs, wants and opportunities. ST3 – 2VA Demonstrates a willingness to engage responsibly with local, national and global issues relevant to their lives, and to shaping sustainable futures. ST3 – 3VA Develops informed attitudes about the current and future use and influence of Science and technology based on reason. ST3 – 4WS Investigates by posing questions, including testable questions, making predictions and gathering data to draw evidence-based conclusions and develop explanations. ST3 – 5WT Plans and implement a design process, selecting a range of tools, equipment, materials and techniques to produce solutions that address the design criteria and identified constraints. ST3 – 11LW Describes some physical conditions of the environment and how these affect the growth and survival of living things. |
Assessment: Pre-test in order to determine knowledge levels of about microorganisms . Teacher observation during question building and research collection (Guided Inquiry) - Feedback given at point of need throughout scaffolds Completion of Public Service Announcement (PSA) and website about their mystery pathogen. |
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Key dates: Term 4 20145 A Guided Inquiry Unit integrating English with Science and running throughout the term.
Final presentation (to parents) of students’ community service announcements. Date to be determined later in the term.
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Differentiation All students (including higher ability students) will be individually conferenced to be encouraged to create and research challenging questions during the GI process. Higher ability students will be paired with lower ability.
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Integration and Links to other KLA’s This unit has significant links to English. A community service announcement has to be carefully written and presented. In addition, students read, summarise and rewrite points in their own words.
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ICT integration and skill focus
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Phase of Guided Inquiry |
What teachers are doing |
What students are doing |
Week 1 |
Assessment For Learning:
OPEN Activities:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKiQA5e-fPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lmwbBzClAc
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Complete pre-test to determine knowledge levels about microorganisms.
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/microorganisms/micro-organisms/
Students write some of the information into their Science books.
More detailed web quests: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdmain.html
http://mrscolleysmicroorganisms.weebly.com
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Phase of Guided Inquiry |
What teachers are doing |
What students are doing |
Week 2 |
Immerse Activities:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q8xv6wilQs
http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0078665809/student_view0/unit6/webquest_projects.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0En-_BVbGc
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Mystery microorganism X (Teachers illness): http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=1829
http://marvelousmicroorganisms.pbworks.com/w/page/101449297/FrontPage
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Week 3
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Explore Activities:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/living_things/microorganisms/read/1/
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=human+skin+cell+bacteria&safe=active&client=safari&hl=en-gb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAWoVChMI5b2YjObAyAIVQZiUCh1GuA3P&biw=1024&bih=672#safe=active&hl=en-gb&tbm=isch&q=human+skin+cell+bacteria+size+comparison&imgrc=R-TGqgkYvVA0BM%3A |
Week 4
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Identify Activities:
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Week 5 |
Gather Activities:
PSA’s http://rock-your-world.org/how-to-study-public-service-announcements-psas
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=1504 https://sites.google.com/site/teacherquality/psa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6d70tnSEA&index=6&list=PLAE2FB201E19BB82E http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/30157_activity_sheet.pdf http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/script_outline.pdf
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http://rock-your-world.org/how-to-study-public-service-announcements-psas
https://www.studyladder.com.au/games/activity/microorganisms-27969
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Week 6
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Create Activities:
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http://marvelousmicroorganisms.pbworks.com/w/page/101449297/FrontPage
Flemming & Florey
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/florey/story.htm https://www.studyladder.com.au/games/activity/penicillin-20746 http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/howard-florey
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Week 7
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Share Activities:
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http://marvelousmicroorganisms.pbworks.com/w/page/101449297/FrontPage
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Week 8
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Evaluate Activities:
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Week 8
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Use Thinking Hats to evaluate unit of work:
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Students use DeBono’s Thinking Hats to evaluate the organisation/agency of a peer and write their responses in their HSIE journals. Eg Yellow Hat – What is the positive impact of the organisation? Black Hat – What issues does that organisation create/have to face? White Hat – List some factual information about the organisation/agency Green Hat - If this were your organisation, would you do anything differently? Overall Evaluation: Students rotate in groups to sheets of Coloured cardboard and write ideas and comments on each. |
Coloured Cardboard |
Teachers’ Evaluation and Reflection |
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Was the timing/sequencing appropriate for this topic YES/NO Please specify Was there sufficient resources/support material for this topic? YES/NO Please specify Did you find/make any new resources? YES/NO Please specify Making Connections: What links were you able to make to other strands?
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Student Achievement: See marvelous microorganism wiki (above) What aspects of the topic did the students do particularly well? What activities or tasks did the students particularly enjoy or find helpful? Were there any aspects of the topic that the students found particularly difficult? Why? What measures did you take to try and address these difficulties? Were there activities that needed to be modified to optimise student learning potential?
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Programme Template Developed by Ross Todd and Lyn Hay - Based on Kuhlthau, C.C., Maniotes, L.K., & Caspari, A.K. (2012). Guided inquiry design: A framework for inquiry in your school. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. Adapted by Lee FitzGerald and Alinda Sheerman