DAILY LESSON PLANS: Year 6 Week:

LES

Subject: Science: Micro-organisms Date:

MAIN ACTIVITY WALA micro-organisms Ch. To complete gap-fill
CH. TO PLACE FOOD IN CLEAR CONTAINERS FOR NXT LESSON

L 1

RESOURCES * Books x 25 * text x 25 * pencils x 25 * prittstick x 25 * Gap-fill x 25

STARTER What are Micro-o? Anything living that is too small to be seen w/o the use of a microscope. Micro-o/microbe=bacteria or virus=GERMS. Read p. 10-11 together- discuss
(Pickling!)

PLENARY Discuss ch.s results/observ atns

DIFFERENTIATION Group activities-mixed abilities supporting one another

EVALUATION

L 2

* Books x 25 * text x 25 * pencils x 25 * ruler x 25 * prittstick x 25 * wksht 6BPM3 x 25 * A4 plain paper x 25

Recap on Micro-o. Discuss how micro-o can affect food? How?

(Floating bacteria lands on uncovered food and feed on it making it bad and us ill if we eat it) Show ch. Mouldy food in clear box. Qu. We need to preserve food-

WALA how to preserve food Ch. To complete wksht- then to draw mouldy foods in box Why is it good that Micro-os rot food? Otherwise we would be knee deep in old food!
WALA helpful micro-o (WA investigating in which conditions yeast will grow the best) Ch. To carry out expt. CONTROL- dough with no yeast=bread doesnt rise w/o yeast Discuss results and complete Expt sht (Inactive- 10 C) (Action slow- 15-21 C) (Optimum- 32-38 C) (slows->40 C) (dead-58 C)

Discuss ch.s results/observ atns What would happen if food with micro-os are eaten? Food poisoning. Discuss ch.s results/observ atns What from our results show that Yeast like all micro-o are living?
Because it needs sugar and warmth to grow.

Group activities-mixed abilities supporting one another

How? Brainstorm- then read p. 11

L 3

* Books x 25 * text x 25 * pencils x 25 * ruler x 25 * prittstick x 25 * Expt sheet x 25 * All apparatus for expt according to Teacher Expt sht

Recap on what are micro-o and how to preserve ourselves and food from them. Yeast-helps bread to rise/wine & beer Other micro-o=Blue Cheese =yogurt=quicker digestive transist Read p. 12-13. Tell ch. That we will be investigating in which conditions yeast will grow the best. Have ch. Complete Expt sht firstdiscussing how to ensure for a fair test.

Group activities-mixed abilities supporting one another

L 4

* A4 paper x 25 * Pencils x 25 * ruler x 25 * Coloured pencils per table * Test paper on topic

Ch. To devise a spider diag. Of topic.

Ch. To sit in exam conditions to complete test paper on topic.

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