1. Micro-organisms & Into to Microscopes
Taylor Hardy
March 2014

2. Agenda Whole group instruction Fill in the Blanks
Outcome: Assess effects of micro-organisms on past and present society, and contributions of science and technology to human understanding of micro-organisms.
Whole group instruction
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Protists Most Wanted- GAME!
Intro to microscopes- discussion
Intro to microscopes- VIDEO!
Microscope Crossword

3. Animal Kingdoms

4. Micro-organisms
Micro-organisms: they are so small they are invisible to the human eye, and you need a microscope to see them!
Scientists classify them by structural characteristics (such as internal body systems and body structure)
They are made of cells, respire, require energy to live, respond to stimuli, grow, reproduce, and excrete waste

5. Protist Kingdom Plant-like Animal-like Fungus-like With Pseudopods
Cilia
With
Flagella

6. Characteristics Plant- like Animal- like Fungus-like
Make their own food
Produce lots of oxygen
Singe-celled, multicellular, or live in colonies
Live in fresh or salt water, in the soil, or in bark of trees
Able to move
Single-celled
Eat other organisms
Absorb their food from another organism
Live in moist environments
Reproduce by spores (tiny cells that can develop into an organism)

7. Animal-like (further info)
With Cilia
With Pseudopods
With Flagella
Cilia, the hair-like projections on the surface of some micro-organisms, are used for movement
Flagella, long whip-like projections from the cell, are used for movement
Pseudopods, are extensions that look like fingers, and are used for movement or to catch prey

8. Protists Most Wanted- Activity
Instructions: I will break you into groups of 4-5 and you will get together with that group. Once in that group, you will work together and go through the stations. It does not matter which group you start at. When I say go you will walk and figure out which type of protist each criminal is. There are hints in the description. When the first group is done, they will sit down and raise their hand for me to see. No talking when you are finished!
Rules:
No running- only walking!
No yelling- only whispering is allowed, you want to make sure your answer stays a secret to other groups!
Breaking the rules will result in disqualification…

9. Intro to Microscopes
What do you know about microscopes?

10. Parts of a microscope

11. Rules for using a Microscope
Grab the microscope by the arm and base when moving it around.
Make sure the stage clips are in place so the slide doesn’t move around when viewing.
ALWAYS start with the smallest objective when examining a slide.
When using the highest objective NEVER use the course adjustment because it may break the glass slide.
When it is time to clean up, put the microscope back the way you found it- make sure the lowest objective is on so glass slides won’t break.

12. Intro to Microscopes (cont’d)
Microscope cross word!