Disease Prevention & Infection ControlGERM BUSTERS

BAYLEY SAVAGE/JENNIFER HORNE

IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

INTASC STANDARD & RATIONALE

• STANDARD: #7 PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION

• THE TEACHER PLANS INSTRUCTION THAT SUPPORTS EVERY STUDENT IN MEETING RIGOROUS LEARNING GOALS BY DRAWING UPON

KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENT AREAS, CURRICULUM, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SKILLS, AND PEDAGOGY, AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE OF

LEARNERS AND THE COMMUNITY CONTENT.

• NAME OF ARTIFACT: HEALTH EDUCATION LESSON PLAN

• DATE: APRIL 15, 2014

• COURSE: EDUC 240

• BRIEF DESCRIPTION: FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, I DEVELOPED A HEALTH EDUCATION LESSON PLAN THAT DOCUMENTS THE STEPS I

WILL UTILIZE AS AN EDUCATOR WHEN TEACHING HEALTH EDUCATION TO MY STUDENTS. IN THIS LESSON PLAN, I INCLUDE

NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS, GOALS/OBJECTIVES, MATERIALS NEEDED AND METHOD OF INSTRUCTION. WITHIN THE METHOD

OF INSTRUCTION, I DETAIL HOW THE LESSON WILL BE INTRODUCED, DEMONSTRATED, PRACTICED AND ASSESSED.

• RATIONALE: TO DOCUMENT MY UNDERSTANDING OF STANDARD #7, PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION, I SELECTED TO INCLUDE MY

HEALTH EDUCATION LESSON PLAN BECAUSE THIS ASSIGNMENT DEMONSTRATES BY ABILITY TO PLAN A LESSON FOR MY STUDENTS.

THIS LESSON PLAN ALSO REQUIRES ME TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT STUDENT’S ABILITIES, WHILE KEEPING THE CLASS ON TRACK. MY

KNOWLEDGE OF THE CURRICULUM AND CONTENT AREAS ARE DEMONSTRATED IN THIS LESSON PLANNING, AS WELL.

GERM BUSTERS

GRADE LEVEL 3

25-30 MINUTES

HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS & OBJECTIVES

NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARD 7:

STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PRACTICE HEALTH-ENHANCING BEHAVIORS AND AVOID OR REDUCE RISKS. 

INDIANA HEALTH EDUCATION ACADEMIC STANDARD 3.7.2:

IDENTIFY A HEALTHY PRACTICE TO MAINTAIN PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

OBJECTIVES:

STUDENTS WILL WASH THEIR HANDS BEFORE MEALS AND AFTER USING THE RESTROOM. STUDENTS USE PROPER HAND WASHING PROCEDURES. STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT GERMS CAN SPREAD.

EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS

GLO-GERM (1 BOTTLE)

2 UV BLACK LIGHTS

2 EXTENSION CORDS

SOAP

2 BUCKETS (IF LIMITED ACCESS TO A SINK)

PAPER TOWELS

OVERHEAD PROJECTOR/COMPUTER/FLASH-DRIVE

ASSESSMENT RUBRIC (ONE PER STUDENT)

PREPARATION CHECKLIST

GATHER EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS (SEE LIST)

SET UP BLACK LIGHTS/EXTENSION CORDS

CHECK TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT

CHECK ROOM DARKENING

FILL BUCKETS W/ WARM WATER

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

Video (clink on link)

"You Better Wash Your Hands"

LESSON ACTIVITYHAND WASHING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF DISEASE, BUT IF HANDS AREN’T WASHED PROPERLY YOU CAN STILL PASS GERMS TO OTHERS.

EXPLAIN THAT GLO-GERM LOTION CONTAINS TINY PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT GLOW UNDER UV LIGHT. TODAY WE’RE PRETENDING THAT THESE TINY PARTICLES IN THE LOTION ARE BACTERIA OR “GERMS”. BACTERIA ARE SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE. BACTERIA ARE ALL AROUND US.

EXPLAIN WE ARE GOING TO SEE HOW QUICKLY BAD BACTERIA CAN SPREAD. ASK STUDENTS TO CLOSE THEIR EYES. PLACE A NICKEL-SIZED BLOB OF GLOW-GERM LOTION ONTO THE RIGHT PALM OF THREE STUDENTS AND ASK THEM TO RUB THE LOTION INTO BOTH HANDS. TELL THE CLASS THAT WHEN THE TIMER BEGINS THEY ARE TO OPEN THEIR EYES, MOVE AROUND THE ROOM, AND SHAKE HANDS WITH AS MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. AFTER ONE MINUTE, HAVE STUDENTS GATHER AROUND THE UV LIGHTS AND VIEW THEIR ‘GERMS’.

MODEL PROPER HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE. SPLIT THE CLASS IN TO TWO GROUPS. HAVE ONE GROUP WASH THEIR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER, AND THE OTHER GROUP WITH WATER ONLY. RETURN TO UV LIGHTS AND VIEW RESULTS. DID YOU GET ALL THE GERMS OFF?

CONDUCT THINK/PAIR/SHARE COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL ON DISCOVERIES AND CONCLUSIONS.

 

CLOSING ACTIVITY

• Wet your hands with clean running water (warm or

cold) and apply soap.

• Rub your hands together to make a lather and scrub them well; be sure to scrub the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.

• Continue rubbing your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the "Happy Birthday" song from beginning to end twice.

• Rinse your hands well under running water.

• Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry.

http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HandWashing):

BE A GERM BUSTER; WASH YOUR HANDS!

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY

• DIVIDE IN TO PREDETERMINED GROUPS

• GROUPS WILL CREATE AND PRESENT THEIR CHOICE OF: POEM,

SONG OR RAP, POSTER, CARTOON OR SKIT REPRESENTING THEIR

UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GERMS SPREAD AND PROPER HAND

WASHING PROCEDURES.

RUBRIC

Health Education Rubric.pdf

ACCOMMODATIONS/SUCCESS FOR ALL

• CAREFULLY SELECT GROUPS SO THEY REPRESENT A MIXTURE OF STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES, LEARNING STYLES AND ABILITIES.

 

SAFETY CONCERNSMISBEHAVIOR

WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF.

REMIND CLASS OF

PROPER BEHAVIOR

BEFORE BEGINNING

ACTIVITY

TRIPPING

BE SURE EXTENSION

CORDS ARE TAPED

DOWN OR OUT OF

WAY

IRRITATION/HAZARD

DISCUSS POTENTIAL

HAZARDS OF

GETTING THE GLO-

GERM IN MOUTH

AND/OR EYES  

 

REFERENCES

CDC, 2014 HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FEATURES/HANDWASHING