Immune+Sys.+Unit

This is the link to my unit plan for the immune system, where you can find a calendar, some background info, and lesson plans + descriptions for the lessons.

[]

Areas for feedback: - Is the sequencing of lessons coherent? - Pacing/scheduling of labs/assessments - too packed together? Any that should be moved or scrapped? - Ideas for shortening the first week (waterborne diseases - what would you cut/combine with stuff later in the unit?)

Thanks so much!

Rohit

- I think the sequencing of lessons is great. I think the only way you would be able to adjust the plan is to try and incorpoate some of the more content intensive lessons throughout some of the earlier labs. This may mean extending those lab days, but it might make the content days more engaging. This could also maybe be used to shorten that first week -Fremd

- I think your lessons all seem really interesting. My only concern is that it seems like you pack a ton of material into each day, especially the HIV/AIDS day. Is HIV/AIDS really something you can teach in 1 class period? I think it would be really interesting to spend more time on that lesson and start by having students share what they know about HIV/AIDS (because there are a TON of misconceptions about the disease) and having a discussion about the social implications of the disease. - Rachel S

I think this is a great unit you have planned! It presents the topic from several different angles, allowing students to find a place for their interests. I was very interested in the idea of the hospital visit. I think your students would benefit more from it if they are asked to pick 1 infectious diseases that they saw/learned about on the visit that they are most interested in and complete some sort of activity that allows them to demonstrate connections between the disease and what they have learned in the unit. I agree that the sequencing is good, but because the activities are so dense and rich with material, you may want to add a few days in between such large ideas to give students more time to become comfortable with new concepts and really think about them before building on the next level. Unit looks great!

Alexia