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Author:RicardoAmezcua
Datecreated:06/15/20154:07PMPDTDatemodified:06/15/20154:47PMPDT
BASICINFORMATION
Summary
Grade/Level
Grade9
TimeFrame
55minutes
Subject(s)
Science
Textbook
STANDARDSANDKEYCONCEPTS
Standards
OverarchingUnderstandings
EssentialQuestions
KnowledgeandSkills
(students)
KnowledgeandSkills
(teacher)
FORMATIVEPERFORMANCETASKSANDASSESSMENT
PerformanceTask
PerformancePrompt(doneby
individualstudents)
Assessment/Rubrics
Studentformgroupsof24tocreatavirusorinfectiousdiseasehalloffameassessment.
AsagrouptheydiscussWhatinfectiousdiseasedowewanttoworkon?Whatissospecialandscaryaboutit?Whatdo
wealreadyknowaboutthisdisease?Whatdowewanttofindout?
Then,theycreateatitleforyourHallofFamediseaseusesomegraphics.PutitalltogetherinaPowerPointpresentation.Present
diseasetoclass.Onepersoncanbethenarratorortheycantaketurnsexplainingwhattheydiscoveredandwhytheirdisease
deservesrecognition.
LEARNINGEXPERIENCESANDRESOURCES
AnticipatorySet
Wordsearchforvirusesandrelatedwords.
SequenceofActivities
Studentsitsatthebeginningofclasstoworkonwordsearch(5minutes)
PlayBingocardsforthedifferenttypesofviruses(1520minutes)
WorkonSpreadofaDiseaseLaboratoryActivity.Studentsharesolutionswithasimulatedinfectiousdisease.(1520
minutes)
Backupactivity.ReadinghowscientistshavebeenabletotrackSARSbacktoitssource.(1520minutes)(alternative)
Allowtheremainingtimeforstudentgroupworkanddiscussion.StudentsplanonorganizingtheirHallofFameinfection
assessment.
Alternatively,provideanexitquizwith3questionsaboutthedaylesson.
Accommodations,Adaptations
&DifferentiatedInstruction
Assigngroups.StartwithvocabularyforELstudents.Assessmentbasedonvisualdesignandpresentationquality.
Resources
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