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Viruses

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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