TKruse+Lesson+Plans

The following lesson plans were developed by

Name: Tyone Kruse School: O'Gorman High School School Email: tkruse@sfcss.org School Phone: 605-336-3644

__**Lesson Plan #1:**__ Topic(s) - Cellular Respiration and Energy Grade Level - Grades 9 -10

||  || __**Engage:**__ Students will observe a flask containing yeast, water, and sugar with a balloon attached, sitting on the demo table, as they enter the classroom. The equation for cellular respiration will be on the board.They will be asked to make several predictions about the cause of their observation of the balloon expanding and to answer several questions connecting energy and respiration.
 * 5Es || Link || Description ||
 * Engage || Bread Demo Teacher Notes ||  ||
 * Explore || [[file:Cell Respiration Explore - Fermentation In A Bag.pdf|Fermentation Experiment]] ||  ||
 * Explain || [[file:Cellular respiration Glycolysis animation.docx|Glycolysis Animation]]
 * Elaborate || [[file:Elaborate - Cell Respiration in Seeds Lab.docx|Cellular Respiration in Seeds Experiment]] ||  ||
 * Evaluate || Cellular Respiration Evaluation ||  ||

__ **Explore:** __ Students complete an exploratory fermentation experiment, using yeast, sugar, cornstarch, or several other alternative food sources, to consider the idea of how organisms get energy.

__ **Explain:** __ Students will watch two short animations on cellular respiration and make a mind map, using key terms listed for them. They will go over and discuss the different stages of Cellular Respiration, as PPTs are presented. Students will connect with engineering concepts by learning about ethanol and other biofuels.

__**Elaborate:**__ Students will apply what they have learned about cellular respiration to plant seeds. They will design and conduct an experiment using Vernier carbon dioxide sensors to determine whether seeds carry out cellular respiration and under what conditions.


 * __Evaluate:__** Students will complete a written evaluation that includes all stages of cellular respiration, as well as a design problem to connect with the engineering aspect of the unit.

__**Lesson Plan #2:**__ Topic(s) - Biomes and their Soils Grade Level - Grades 9-10

||  || __**Engage:**__ Using a variety of soil types collected by the teacher, students will pick a soil sample, make calculations of the percent of the clay, silt, and sand in the sample, and classify the type of soil utilizing the soil triangle provided on their activity sheet.
 * 5Es || Link || Description ||
 * Engage || [[file:Biomes and Their Soils-Engage.docx|Biomes and Their Soils Activity]] ||  ||
 * Explore || [[file:Soil Filtration Lab Explore nrcs142p2_050949.pdf| Soil Filtration Experiment]] ||  ||
 * Explain || [[file:Biomes-Soils PPT.ppt|Biomes and Their Soils PPT]] ||  ||
 * Elaborate || [[file:Biomes and Their Soils- Elaborate.docx| Biomes and Their Soils Instructions]]
 * Evaluate || [[file:Evaluation Biomes and Their Soils.docx|Biomes and Their Soils Evaluation]]++ ||  ||

__**Explore:**__ Students will complete the Soil Filtration Experiment as presented in the lab sheet, with the exception that the teacher will prepare the standards for comparison in the interest of saving time. Class data will be collected and used to compare the results from the Elaborate filtration.

__**Explain:**__ Students will view the power point, //Biomes and their Soils,// to gain understanding of the different soil types and the characteristics they give to the different biomes. This will be followed by a formative assessment.

__**Elaborate:**__ Students will select a biome from the //Biomes of the World// map and find the soil type for that location using the //Soil Texture Map//. They will then proceed to mix the soil using the soil triangle information from their Engage activity handout. Containers of clay, silt, sand will be provided by the instructor. Once mixed, they will conduct the Soil Filtration Activity and compare their filtration results to the previous results posted by the class.

__**Evaluate:**__ Students will be asked to act as head engineer of the Soil Filtration Experiment and communicate the methods, results, and importance of the Soil Filtration Experiment. In addition, they are asked to pick two biomes, draw their soil profiles, and explain why the soil profiles fit their selected biomes.