Lesson Plan

I found the lesson plan template to be very extensive and a little challenging as well. Although I include most of the areas on the template in my unit plans, they are not nearly as extensive as this template is. I am very thankful that I do not have to do all of my lesson plans on this type of template. I could see this template being useful on certain projects, but not on daily lesson plans.
I really enjoyed using the 5 E’s in my lesson plan this week. I found it to be very helpful in planning the lesson on bacteria. I have not used them in the past, but I feel that this is something that I will start using in my unit plans. I find that incorporating all areas of STEM in all lesson plans is not always possible. I find it hard to implement mathematics and engineering into many of the lessons that I teach in life science. Math is easier to implement, however, it is not always going to go with a lesson.
The lesson that I planned this week was on germs and bacteria. The students would use bread and cheese (dampened) and check on it every other day for bacteria growth. Students would use microscopes to indicate the start of bacterial growth. Students would record their findings each time they checked on the bacteria. Students would have previously hypothesized an outcome. They will compare their hypothesis with the actual outcome. I would show a video on how germs are spread and illnesses that can occur from the spread of germs. The goal is to make students want to wash their hands more frequently and/or use hand sanitizer to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria.