ScienceLessonPlanScript

TermIII
JinXie
November14,2016
1. Introduction:Todayweregoingtobelearningabouthowgermsspread!
2. ClassroomNorms
3. GloGermactivity(putsomeontableandonpencils)
a. Imaginethatthethingsthatlightupunderthislightaregerms.Thinkabouthow
easilytheyspreadfrompersontoperson.IfIshakehandswithyou,mygermsare
transferredorgiventoyou.
b. Theyreofteninvisibletothenakedhumaneye.
4. Debriefaboutwhatglogermisandwhatitconsistsof:ItsimulatesgermsandtheUVlight
showswhethertherearestillgermsonyourhandsifitilluminates.
5. Generatealistofwhatcausesgermstospreadandquestions.
6. Videos:
a. Germ(upto1:00)
b. Pandemics(upto1:05)
c. Whyisthisimportant?Understandinghowgermsspreadeventhoughitseems
minor,isSOimportantinpreventingdangerousgermsfromgettingalloverthe
world.
7. GroupworkDebrief:
a. Now,imaginethattheresadangerousdiseasespreading.Oneofyousneezed,and
havehighfivedalltherestofthestudentsintheclassroom.
b. Itsuptoeachofyoutodeterminewhichmethodofpreventingthisdiseaseworks
best:handwashingwithsoaporhandsanitizer.
i. Withinthehandwashinggroup,onestudentwilltestoutdryingwithapaper
towelandwithoutdryingapapertowel.
ii. Withinthehandsanitizergroup,onestudentwilluseonepumpandtheother
willusetwopumps.
c. ThisGloGermisharmless.AsIgoaroundandinfectallofyouwiththedisease,
youhavetoworkinpairstofigureoutwhetheritiseffective.
d. BeforeIinfectyou,Iamgoingtohandoutapaper,andIwantyoutowritedown
whatyourpredictionis.
e. **Handoutpaper
8. *Infectstudentswithglogerm&shineUVlightonthem.
9. Studentstestouthandwashingorhandsanitizer
10. ShineUVlightonthepairs.
11. Now,turnandtalktoyourpartneraboutwhatyounoticedaboutthedifferentmethodsand
writedownnotesonyourhandout.Didyourpredictionsmatchwiththeresults?
12. Groupdiscussion:Whichmethodswerethemosteffective(hadtheleastillumination)?
a. Aretherescenarioswhencertainresultsmaybemoreorlesseffective?
b. (Whatifwaterisdirty?Whatifdonthavesoap?)
13. Passoutarticlesonhandsanitizer

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Closure:whataboutthislessonwassurprisingorreinforcedsomethingyoualready
knew?Whatquestionscanweanswerfromthisactivitythatwebrainstormed?