Faculty Profile prashantha K EEE dept Sri Sairam college of Engineering
Presentació microorganismes
1. Microorganisms
How can we prove that not all
microorganisms are harmful?
Maria mM.José Ballestero Belío
Postgrau CLIL 2015-2016
2. INTRODUCTION
Make the students understand the idea of microscopic
Teach the kingdoms of the microscopic world: Monera,
Fungus, Protists
Explain that not all the microorganisms are pathogenic and
that there are a lot which are beneficial
As a final activity, elaborate a menu made with
microorganisms, create and explain a poster showing the
benefits of microorganisms in our life and make a model .
3. FIRST ACTIVITY: JIGSAW
READING
The students need to understand the main ideas of the text
and tell them to the other group
Text 1: Sir. Alexander Fleming
Talks about the beneficial effects of the molds
Text 2: Thyphoid Mary
Talks about the danger of some microorganisms
5. SECOND ACTIVITY: YOGURT
PRODUCTION
Show the students how microorganisms are used in the
industrial process of making some foods
We will give the students the protocol of the practice, they will
have to understand the vocabulary and the steps for later
reproduce it in the laboratory
Activity
6. THIRD ACTIVITY: USING THE
MICROSCOPE
PART ONE: CALCULATE THE SIZE OF AN ORGANISM
USING THE SCALE BAR
The aim of this activity is to show the students the real size of a
microorganism
Using a picture with a scale bar the students have to calculate the
size using a ruler . Activity
PART TWO: WATCH A VIDEO WHICH EXPLAINS HOW TO
VISUALIZE BACTERIA IN A YOGURT
Watch the video in the class for later doing the same steps with
the yogurt the students have produced. Activity