Student Teacher: Joanna Maropoulos Stage: S1 Lesson Duration: 1hr (before & after lunch) Lesson Number: 2

Outcomes & Indicators:

ST1-10LW: Describes external features, changes in and growth of living things
record the changes in growth of a microorganism, using informal units, provided tables and digital
technologies as appropriate
ST1-4WS: Investigates questions and predictions by collecting and recording data, sharing and reflecting
on their experiences and comparing what they and others know
responding to and posing questions
making predictions about familiar objects and events and the outcomes of investigations
Key Scientific Knowledge:
Teachers should have prior knowledge and understanding of:
Microorganisms being defined as one of the first form of life on earth
and are small organisms which cannot be seen by the naked eye
(Byrne, 2011).
The four different types of microbes, including: Bacteria, virus, fungi
and cell organisms as well as examples of each (Powell, 2012).
Yeast is a fungi microorganism which is used in bread and through
the carbon dioxide gas bubbles in the dough it causes growth and the
bread to rise (National Science Teachers Association [NSTA], 2011).
Fermentation an example of a chemical change that occurs and forms
a gas (NSTA, 2011).
Links with other KLAs: Mathematics
MA1-9MG :measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal
units, metres and centimetres
record lengths and distances by referring to the number and type of uniform informal unit used
Activity Title: Investigating Microorganisms- A Yeast Experiment
Lesson Sequence:
Introduction (15- 20min):
Teacher begins the lesson with a discussion around microorganisms, providing the children with a simple explanation, emphasising on how small they are.
Teacher then clicks on the scale of the universe website link found on Weebly Website (Lesson Two [L2]Tab), and the children discover how small a microorganism
is.
Children then investigate the four different types of organisms (cell, fungi, bacteria and viruses) through the power point slide provided on the Weebly Website (L2
tab).
Children then engage in a quick game which can be found on the Weebly website (L2 Tab), link microorganism game paying particular focus about yeast.
Body (30-40min):
Teacher then shows the students a YouTube clip, which can be linked on the Weebly Website (L2 Tab), which provides an explanation about yeast and an overview
of the experiment that they will be conducting, stopping the video before the ending.
Teacher to ask the children to predict what they think will happen? Why they think it will happen? and how do we know this is going to happen?
Educator to then discuss the limits and safety precautions that must be taken e.g. dont run around with the warm water, wear safety goggles at all time and remain
at their seats.
In pairs the children then return to their desks where the resources needed for the experiment will be set up.
Teacher brings up the experiment steps on the smart board and goes through the steps with the children Weebly Website (L2 Tab), (Appendix 3)
Once the steps are done students then measure the length of the bottle using connecting cubes and record their findings.
Students leave their bottles on their desk and then go to lunch.
Conclusion (20min): Once the students have returned from lunch they will measure the length of their bottle including the balloon and record their new answer.
The teacher will then play the remaining of the YouTube Video that they were previously watching from the Weebly Website, to find out why this has happened.
Teacher will conclude on the lesson discussing that the yeast eats the sugar and releases a gas called carbon dioxide which fills the bottle and the balloon as it
grows. **Teacher also re-caps and answers the questions the children posed earlier.
Please see Appendix One for Differentiation of all lessons
Resources &
Equipment:

IWB
Weebly
Website
Power point

Yeast
Plastic bottles
Sugar
Balloons
Funnels
Warm Water
Safety
Goggles
Cubes
Paper

Paper
Cubes
IWB
Weebly
Website