GROVE CITY COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Andrew Musacchio/ Academic Biology/ 9-12-2022

 Topic
o Case Study: Spontaneous Generation
 Review of Scientific Method
 Review of Control vs Experimental Groups
 Review of Dependent vs Independent Variable
 Review of Quantitative vs Qualitative Data
o Review questions at the back of the student note packet
 Objectives
o BIO.A.1.1.1, After the review TSWBAT describe the characteristics of life with
80% accuracy on an end of unit exam.
o BIO.A.1.2.2, BIO.B.3.3.1, After the review TSWBAT put the levels of
organization in the proper order of complexity with 80% accuracy on an end of
unit exam.
o BIO.B.4.1.1, After the review TSWBAT state and define terms and process of
science covered during the unit with 80% accuracy on an end of unit exam.
 Teaching Procedures (44 min)
o Anticipatory Set (2 min)
 Have the students get out their Chrome books and go to Nearpod
 Display the join code on the board
 Make sure all the students are joined into the Nearpod before starting
o Guided Practice 1 (25 min)
 Start the Case Study: Spontaneous Generation Nearpod
 Go through each slide with the students
 When there is a question have the students answer the questions,
then go over why the answer is correct
 On open-ended responses have a student or two share their answer
o Guided Practice 2 (15 min)
 Have the students do the questions at the back of their note packet
 As students work on these questions walk around and answer
questions they may have
o Closure (2 min)
 Remind the students that they have a test on Tuesday
 Remind the students to keep studying and that all summaries and
questions are due at the time of the test on Tuesday
 Materials
o Case Study: Spontaneous Generation Nearpod,
https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?
code=928ed1401a7871d9094653fe790ad0e0-1
o Characteristics of Life Student Note Packet
 Adaptations
o Have students fill out summaries if there is extra time in class
 Evaluation
o Formative
 Case Study: Spontaneous Generation
 Questions at the back of the student note packet
o Summative
 There will be an end of unit exam where students will demonstrate their
knowledge of the topics on an end of unit exam
 Reflection
o Were the students able to answer the review questions without much assistance?
If not, what topics were the students not doing well with? How can these topics be
better reinforced?