Modul 3 CLIL

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

4. JIGSAW READING Activity
 Activity

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

7. THANKS FOR YOUR ATENTION