CLASS 8th

SUBJECT:-SCIENCE

MICRO-ORGANISMS:-FRIEND AND FOE

Section-A
Basic Description of the chapter

Name of the School: - Govt. Adarsh Sr. Sec. School, Kot Dhandal (Gurdaspur)

Name of the teacher: - Mrs. Monika Vijan (Principal), Mrs. Vandana Gupta (TGT
Science)

CLASS 8th

SUBJECT: - Biology

Chapter: - MICRO ORGANISMS (FRIEND AND FOE)

No. of periods required:- 08

Section-B
Objectives/Expected learning outcomes

B1-Concepts

1. Micro-organisms

2. Classification of Micro-organisms

3. Bacteria

4. Fungi

5. Protozoa

6. Algae

7. Virus

8. Habitat of Micro-organisms

9. Usefulness of micro-organisms

10. Diseases caused by Micro-organisms

11. Food Preservation

12. Nitrogen-fixation

13. Nitrogen-Cycle
B-2:- Usefulness in daily life

• Students will learn

1. Uses and harms of Micro-organisms

2. How micro-organisms help in making curd, bread, medicines etc.

3. Usefulness of micro-organisms in improving soil fertility

4. Diseases cause by micro-organisms

5. Methods of food-preservation

• Without learning this concept they will not understand

1. What converts milk into curd?

2. Who discovered vaccine and how it works?

3. How do diseases spread from one person to another?

4. How can we preserve food for a longer period?

5. How nitrogen makes soil fertile?

This knowledge is helpful in Baking and Brewing industry, Microbiology, Medicines,

Leather Industry and Agriculture.

B-3 Life Skills

• How to establish relationship with daily life by knowing this concept?

1 To differentiate whether Micro-organisms are friend or foe .

2 To be able to preserve food by different methods.

3 To get skilled in making different food items by knowing about fermentation.

• Team-Spirit

• Public Speaking

• Analytical and Research Skill

• Creative story writing

• Story-telling
B-4 Vocabulary:-

Sr. Word in English Meaning in Punjabi

No.

1. Micro-organism

2. Soil-fertility

3. Fermentation

4. Vaccination

5. Cholera

6. Tuberculosis

7. Pathogens

8. Communicable Diseases

9. Pasteurization

10. Leguminous Plants

Section-C
P.K. Testing

1. Why does food get spoiled if kept for long duration?

2. Why do we catch cold quickly if we get in close-contact with an infected person?

3. What converts milk into curd?

4. What do we see on the moist bread slice kept in open for two to three days?

5. Why do we add baking soda/yeast while preparing cake or biscuits?

6. Why are small children provided with Polio drops after regular intervals?

7. How can we preserve fruits and vegetables for a longer time?

8. Why do we boil milk before using it?

9. Why are we advised to keep the food items covered?

10. Which food items are rich in proteins?

Section –D: - Period wise breakup of the chapter
Period What to be covered

1. Introduction of the chapter through some activity, P.K. testing, talking to the
students regarding their observations in daily life activities like setting of milk
into curd, seeing black thread like mass on moist bread, spoiling of leather
articles in rainy season and getting infected by eating wrong food-stuffs.

2. Micro-organisms and its classification

3. Brief explanation of Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Algae and Viruses

4. Uses of Micro-organism, harmful effects of the Micro-organisms

5. Common human diseases and plant diseases caused by Micro-Organisms

6. Various methods of food preservation

7. Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Cycle

8. Recap/Problem-solving exercises
Section-E:- Micro planning of the Periods or Minute to Minute break-up of periods. Sub
Section E1. (Minute to Minute break-up of periods.)

Concept Time Indicating/Guiding Script

Introduction of the chapter 10 mins Teacher will ask the questions as mentioned in
through P.K.Testing Section C. The teacher will show bread slice with
fungal growth on it, some spoiled leather articles,
fermented dough and a piece of spongy cake and
ask the students what information they get from
this.(Annexure:GA1)

Talking to the students about 15 mins Perform Activity “The World of Micro-
presence of Micro-organisms organisms” where students see the temporary and
permanent Slides of Various micro-organism (for
details refer to Annexure:-GA2)

Discussion about the habitat of 10 mins Teacher will explain the students that Micro-
Micro-organisms organisms may survive under all types of
environment ranging from ice-cold climate to hot
springs and desserts to marshy lands.

Recapitulation 5 mins Teacher will ask the following question to assess

what the students have learnt:-

1. What makes bread soft and spongy?

2. What spoils food stuff kept in open?

3. What are micro-organisms?

4. Where do micro-organisms live?

Annexure Name GA1

Name of the Activity “Let’s see”

Objectives 1. Introducing the concept of Micro-organisms.

2. To develop Analytical skill among the students

Type of the activity Individual

Material Required Rotten bread slice, leather belt or shoe with fungal growth,
fermented dough and a piece of spongy cake.

Details of the activity Teacher will enter into the class with above mentioned
articles and ask the students to observe them carefully and
reason out for what they observed.

Explanation of the Activity Students will understand the role of Micro-organisms in

daily life.

Annexure Name GA2

Name of the activity The world of Micro-organisms

Objective 1. To develop drawing skill among the students.

2. To develop analytical skill among the

students.

Type of the activity Group

Material Required Beaker, Moist soil, water, micro-scope, glass slide

and permanent slides of Amoeba, Paramecium etc.

Detail of the activity Teacher will ask the students to collect some moist
soil from the garden and put it in a beaker. They will
be asked to add some water to this. The students will
be asked to take some sample of this water and put a
drop of it on a glass slide and observe it under a
microscope. They will be asked to draw what they
observe. Then they will be shown the permanent
 slide of Amoeba, Paramecium and Spirogyra.

Diagrams described in the Activity Amoeba, Paramecium and Spirogyra

Explanation of the Activity The students will know about the presence of Micro-
organisms all around.
Sub Section E.2:- Minute to minute break up of period 2

Concept Time Indicating/Guiding Script

Knowledge about Micro- 10 mins 1. The teacher will introduce the students
Organisms about various micro-organisms.

2. Teacher will ask the students the names of

any of the micro-organisms if they know.

3. A few students may give some response.

4. After this the teacher will write the

classification of micro-organisms on the
board and ask the students to read them
aloud. It will help them to improve their
pronunciation and vocabulary.

Career Options 10 mins 1. Teacher will talk about various career

options which may require the knowledge
of this chapter.

2. This knowledge is helpful to become

Pathologists, Microbiologists, Researchers,
Lab technicians and Engineers in food and
medicine industry.

Activity “Swell Lab” 10 mins Teacher will perform the activity “Swell Lab” (for
details refer to Annexure GA3).It will help the
students to know that yeast reproduces rapidly and
produces Carbon dioxide during respiration.
 Bubbles of the gas will fill the dough and increase
its volume. It finds application of yeast in baking
industry.

Recapitulation/Home 10 mins Teacher will ask the following questions to assess

Assignment the students:-

1. Name different kinds of micro-organisms.

2. Which bacteria help to convert milk into

curd? This question cannot be asked in this
period but in the next period.

3. Which gas is produced when yeast respire?

Home assignment: - Teacher will ask the

students to bring at least one baked food item
preferably homemade. She will divide a part of
it to the whole class. It will inculcate sharing
habit among students.

Annexure Name GA 3

Name of the activity Swell Lab

Objective 1. Introducing the concept of Production of Carbon dioxide when

 yeast respires.

2. To develop scientific approach among the students.

Type of Activity Group

Materials required Wheat flour, yeast powder, plate/bowl and water

Detail of the activity Teacher will ask the students to take 4-5 teaspoons of wheat flour
in a bowl; a pinch of yeast powder is added to this and students are
asked to knead it with the help of some water. After 2-3 hours the
dough will swell up. This will help the students to understand that
swelling of dough is due to Carbon dioxide gas which is produced
when yeast reproduce and multiply.
Sub Section E.3 (Minute to minute break up of Period 3)

Concept Time Indicating/Guiding Script

Introduction of 20 mins Teacher will show various samples/slides to give a clear

Bacteria,,fungus, cut differentiation between different categories of micro-
protozoa, algae and organisms (for details refer to Annexure GA4)
viruses

Explanation about 15 mins After showing sample/slides of each category of Micro-

habitat/various effects organism, teacher will give a brief explanation about
of micro-organisms each of the kind.

1. Bacteria are present almost everywhere around

us. They are responsible for diseases like
Typhoid and Tuberculosis, but a few bacteria
like Lacto bacillus helps in formation of curd.

2. Fungi mainly causes skin diseases in humans.

They also spoil leather articles and can be seen
easily in the form of bread mould and mushroom
and edible form of fungi.

3. Protozoa are responsible for diseases like

dysentry and Malaria.
4. Algae contain green pigment chlorophyll and
rapidly grow in ponds, ditches, moist walls etc.
during rainy season.

5. Viruses are non-living outside the hosts but

become living when enter inside a host. Many
diseases are caused due to virus. Examples are
common cold, Influenza, Cough, Polio, Chicken
Pox etc.
Recapitulation 5 mins Teacher will ask the following questions to assess the
students:-

1. Name any two bacterial diseases.

2. Name any two viral diseases.

3. Name any two fungal diseases.

4. Name any two Protozoa diseases.

5. What makes algae look green?

6. Which bacteria help to convert milk into curd?

Annexure Name GA 4

Name of the activity ‘Observing Micro world’

Type of activity Individual

Materials required A sample of curd, stale bread slice, pond water

with algal growth and permanent slides of
amoeba, paramecium and virus.
Detail of the activity Teacher will make temporary slides with a
drop of each of curd, bread mould or pond
water. She will place the slides under the
microscopes and asks the students to observe
them one by one. She will also keep the
permanent slides of amoeba, paramecium and
virus for the observation of students.

Pictures described in the activity Teacher will also draw the diagrams of
different micro-organisms on the board so that
students can clearly identify each of them.
Outcomes of the activity

Amoeba

Paramecium

Virus

Students can easily identify different kinds of

micro-organisms.
Sub section –E.4: Minute to minute breakup of period 4.

Concept Time Indicating/ Guiding script

Uses of 15 Teacher will explain the usefulness of micro-organism in our lives.

micro- mins.
organisms • They help to clean the environment.
• They increase soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
• They help in making curd and bread.
• They help in the production of alcohol and wine.
• They help in making medicines (antibiotics) like penicillin,
tetracycline, streptomycin etc.
• They help in production of vaccines.
Teacher will explain about the harmful effects of micro-organisms as
Harmful
effects of 20mins. many of them are responsible for causing diseases in plants and
animals. Disease causing micro-organisms are called pathogens.
micro-
Viruses are mainly responsible for spreading communicable diseases
organisms
through air, water, food and physical contact. Housefly is the main
carrier of disease causing microbes. However mosquitoes and
cockroaches also spread many diseases. Teacher will also guide the
students about preventive measures to keep them away from disease.
They will also be warned about harms caused by stagnant water
which becomes the breeding place for female anopheles mosquito
and female aedes mosquito which spread malaria and dengue
respectively.

Students will be motivated to fill all the ditches in the school

premises and outside it. They will also be motivated to do the same at
their home too. It will inculcate the spirit of team work among the
students.

Some hints for the teacher for period 4

Hint 1: Teacher will explain the role of decomposers which help in cleaning the environment.

Hint 2: Teacher will guide the students about role of vaccination in preventing an individual
from various diseases. They will also be guided to teach the illiterate villagers about the
importance of vaccination.

Sub section E.5: Minute to minute breakup of period 5.

Concept Time Indicating/Guiding script

Human 15 Teacher will explain about the various diseases caused in human beings, causative agents,
diseases mins modes of transmission and general preventive measures. Before starting with the explanation
caused by teacher will ask the students to name a few diseases and how are they caused.
micro-
organisms Teacher will write on the board in tabular form to give a list of microbial diseases.

Human diseases Causing Agent Mode of transmissions Preventive measures

i. Tuberculosis Bacteria Air Complete isolation of
the patient.
ii. Measles Virus Air
iii. Chicken pox Vaccination at
Virus Air/contact suitable age.
iv. Polio
Virus Air/water

Measles

Chicken Pox
 Polio

v. Cholera Bacteria Water/food • Personal

hygiene
vi. Typhoid Bacteria Water
vii. Hepatitis A
Virus water

• Good sanitary
habits

• Drinking
clean water.

• Vaccination at
suitable age.
 viii. Malaria Protozoa Mosquito • Use of
mosquito net
and repellents.

• Not allowing
water to stand
in the
surroundings
• Spraying
insecticides
and kerosene
oil to prevent
breeding of
mosquitoes.
Plant 15 Plant diseases Micro-organism Mode of transmission
diseases mins
caused by 1. Citrus canker Bacteria Air
micro- 2. Rust of wheat Fungi Air, seeds
organisms 3. Yellow vein
Virus Insects
mosaic of
bhindi.
 Citrus canker

Rust of wheat

Yellow vein mosaic of bhindi

Recap/Ho 10 Teacher will ask the students to make a list of human, animal and plant diseases caused by
me- microorganisms. They will be asked to prepare a brief report on this.
assignment Mins.

Hint for teacher for period 5:

Teacher can plan a visit to a nearby hospital or dispensary where the students can see the patients
with different ailments and get aware about the measures to keep themselves away from such
diseases. It will also help them to identify a diseased person in their locality by looking at the
symptoms.
Sub section. E6: Minute to minute breakup of period 6

Concept Time Indicating/ Guiding script

Introducing the 15 Teacher will perform an activity ‘Increasing shelf life of fruits and
concept of the food mins. vegetables’ (for details refer to Annexure GA5)
preservation
Teacher will explain the students about need of preservation.

Methods of food 15 Teacher will explain about the various methods of food preservation as
preservation mins. follows:

1. Preservatives like sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite can

be added to jams and squashes to check their spoilage.

Jam

Squash

2. Meat, fish and amla, raw-mangoes etc. can be preserved for a

longer time by adding common salt.

Fish coated with salt

 Mango pickle

3. Jams and jellies can be preserved by adding sugar.

4. Oil and vinegar also prevent spoilage of vegetables, fruits, fish,
meat etc.
5. Heat and cold treatments like pasteurization can be done for
preserving milk.

6. Air tight containers also prevent the attack of microbes.

Career options 10 Teacher will talk about various career options which may require the
knowledge of this concept. It is helpful for the students to become
 mins. researchers, technologist, food inspectors etc.

Hints for teachers for period 6:

Teacher can plan a visit to nearby milk plant where students can learn about the technique of
pasteurization.

Annexure Name GA 5

Name of the Increasing shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.

activity

Type of the Group

activity

Objective To make the students learn about various methods of food preservation
which can help them later in choosing a career.

Materials Required Mango pickle, jam, jelly, squash, pasteurized milk and salt covered fish.

Detail of the Teacher will show all these samples to the students and ask about a
activity particular ingredient in each which helps it to stay fresh for a longer period.

Outcomes of the The students will learn about various materials which can be used to
activity preserve food. It will help them to apply this knowledge in making James,
jellies, pickles etc. at home.
 Sub section E7: Minute to minute breakup of period 7

Concept Time Indicating/ Guiding script

Introduction 15 Teacher will perform an activity based on role of root , nodules.(for details refer to
of concept mins. annexure GA6)
of nitrogen
fixation Teacher will explain the students about rhizobium bacteria present in the root nodules of
leguminous plant which help to fix atmospheric nitrogen.

Nitrogen 20 Nitrogen is one of the essential constituents of all living organisms as part of proteins,
cycle mins. chlorophyll and nucleic acids and vitamins. Teacher will draw the process of nitrogen in
the form of nitrogen cycle for better understanding of
students.
Hints for teacher of period 7:

• Teacher will also explain the students about importance of growing leguminous plants in
fields which helps to increase soil-fertility.
• They will be motivated to follow the practices of mixed cropping and crop rotation.

Annexure Name GA 6

Name of the activity Knotted roots

Type of the activity Group activity

Objective • To make the students aware of nitrogen

fixation.
• To help them know the importance of
leguminous plants.
Material required Uprooted pea/gram plant, forceps.

Detail of the activity Teacher will explain the students about the
presence of rhizobium bacteria by showing
round nodules present on the roots of uprooted
plants.

Picture related to the activity Diagram of root nodules

Outcome of the activity Students will be able to guide their farmer

parents or other villagers about the importance
of growing leguminous plants in their fields to
increase the fertility of soil.
Sub section E8: minute to minute breakup of period 8

Concept Time Indicating/ Guiding script

Doubt clearing 15 Teacher will ask the students to get their doubts clarified. It will
session mins. also help to increase the confidence of the students, their
speaking skill and reasoning ability. This will also help to
reduce the communication gap between teacher and the taught.

Recapitulation 25 Teacher will ask the following questions to assess what the
mins. students learnt:

i. What are micro-organisms?

ii. Name the different kinds of micro-organisms.
iii. Name a few diseases caused by bacteria, fungi virus and
protozoa.
iv. Where can we find micro-organisms?
v. Name the bacteria which help to convert milk into curd.
vi. Define fermentation?
vii. Who discovered penicillin?
viii. Who discovered the vaccine for small pox?
ix. What are communicable diseases?
x. Name the diseases caused by mosquitoes.
xi. Name a few plant diseases caused by micro-organisms.
xii. What causes food poisoning?
xiii. What is pasteurization?
xiv. Name the bacteria which help to fix atmospheric
nitrogen.
xv. What do you mean by nitrogen cycle?
Section –F The Content

1. Page no. 15-30, chapter 2 NCERT class VIII science Text book.

2. For activities (Annexure GA1-GA6)

3. Interesting and useful online resources:

a) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KLufFAFC9w

b) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuZQUEFD52I

c) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRWpRl-wLwM

d) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EkehFkhWf4

e) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D0eIsuZC3w

Section - G
Refer to annexure GA1-GA6
Section- H
Assessment Tool for Students

1. What are the major groups of micro-organisms?

2. Write any ten lines on usefulness of micro-organisms?
3. Write a paragraph on harmful effects of micro-organisms?
4. What are communicable diseases?
5. Why are we advised to wash fruits and vegetables before use?
6. Why are the farmers advised to grow leguminous crops in their fields?
7. Why should we maintain personal as well as social hygiene?
8. What is the contribution of Louis Pasteur in the field of science?
9. What is ‘Pulse Polio Program’?
10. Name a few diseases for which vaccination is available.
11. Why crop mixing and crop rotation should be done in field?
12. What is mode of transmission for following diseases:- (a) Tuberculosis
(b) Typhoid (c) Malaria.
13. What should be done to prevent the growth of mosquitoes in our locality?
14. Give two examples from daily life in which microbes are useful to us.
15. Name the carrier of malaria parasite.
16. Name the causing agent of Hepatitis A.
17. Name the most common carrier of communicable disease.
18. Which micro organism is used for the production of alcohol?
19. Name the medicines used as antibiotic for human being which are prepared from micro-
organisms.
20. Why are children vaccinated?
21. What is the full form of AIDS?
22. Name the virus causing AIDS.
23. Give two examples of algae.
24. Name two leguminous plants?
25. Which micro-organism is more harmful between bacteria or virus?
Section- I
Assessment Tool for teachers:-

1) How a teacher can inculcate good sanitary habits among students?

2) What is a proper method to aware the children about harmful effects of microbes?
3) How the correlation of usefulness of microbes in our daily life can be established by a
teacher?

4) How the teacher can aware his students about the swine flu?
5) How a teacher can motivate the students about the cleanliness of the environment?
6) How the teacher can contribute in swach bharat abhiyan by taking the students along with?

7) How the students can be made aware about the preventive measures to keep themselves
away from the patients?

8) How the students can be explained the need of food preservation?

9) How the students can be made aware about the preventive measures for AIDS?

10) How a teacher can explain about different modes of transmission of microbial diseases?