1. Students will understand that w hile microbes can harm us, we require interactions with them to survive.. Learning outcome (ATA SWBAT) Taxonomy categoryLearning activitiesFormative assessments Summative assessment 1. Understand that animals have a microbiome, and it is critical for health. Understand / applyReading/ lecture LearnSmart analytics Defining features matrix 2. Discuss several examples of symbiotic relationships in nature Apply/ analyzeJigsaw Diagrams, categorized 3. Understand what a microbial community is. analyzeLecture/ biofilm video Approximate analogies activity 4. Explain what gut microflora is, and what it does for the host. understand Lecture/ you are your microbes video Explain to your mom 5. Competition between organisms plays a role in the composition of the community. analyzelectureApprox analogies 6. Cooperation between microbesanalyzeLecture/ biofilm videoApproximate analogies 7. Understand the benefits we get from microbes, as well as the benefits microbes get from us. understand Lecture/ you are your microbes video Explain to your mom 8. Design an experimental scheme to study microbes in ‘natural cooperatives’ apply/ analyze/ evaluate/ create Decision making – Whose are better? Discussion and answers to questions/ hypothesis draft/ experimental designs Experimental design project. 9. Hypothesize the response of the body to a microbe. createLecture/ case studies Problem recognition Answers to questions 10. Describe several ways that the human microbiome influences the host. understandLecture/ case studiesProblem recognition Answers to questions

2. MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Saturday / Sunday LearnSmart reading 11.1 IL Symbiosis, gut micro, videos Explain to a family member Whose are better? Case studies In class Out of class Week 1 Analytics Diagrams Approx analogies Hypothesis and experimental plan Case study questions