GRADE 6

Ms. Candy Cuanan

 W6/L1 – Unit 2.1

CHARACTERISTICS OF
LIVING ORGANISMS
 IT IS TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE FALSE STATEMENTS

    1. Plants need food to grow.
    2. A car is a living thing.
    3. We need to respect all living things.
    4. All living things breathe.
    5. An icicle can grow. So it is a living thing.
    6. Clouds move. So it is a living thing.
    7. We are living things.
HOW CAN WE SAY THAT SOMETHINGS IS
LIVING OR NON-LIVING?
GIVE EXAMPLES.
HOW CAN WE SAY THAT SOMETHINGS IS
LIVING OR NON-LIVING?
GIVE EXAMPLES.
7 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS
7 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.1: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Non-living organisms have a set of seven

characteristics – growth, movement, reproduction,
excretion, sensitivity, nutrition, and respiration. FALSE

2. Non-living things may have some of these

characteristics, but not all seven of them. TRUE
 SEATWORK/INDIVIDUAL: EXERCISE 2.1 –
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS (WB, P17)
SEATWORK/INDIVIDUAL: ANSWERS
 W6/L2 – Unit 2.2

MICROORGANISMS
WHAT ARE MICROORGANISMS?
WHAT IS BACTERIA?
WHAT IS FUNGI?
WHAT IS SINGLE-CELLED ALGAE?
WHAT IS SINGLE-CELLED PROTOZOA?
MICROORGANISMS OR MICROBES
GROWING MICROORGANISMS FROM AIR
GROWING MICROORGANISMS FROM YOUR SURROUNDING
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.2: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Microoganisms are living organisms that are too

small we can still see with the naked eye. FALSE

2. Only bacteria are micro-organisms, and so are

some fungi. TRUE
WHAT IS SPONTANEOUS
GENERATION?
SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION (WB. PP18-19)
SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 PASTEUR AND
SPONTANEOUS GENERATION (WB. PP18-19)
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.2 –
PASTEUR AND SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 W7/L1 – Unit 2.3

MICROORGANISMS
AND DECAY
WHAT IS ORGANIC MATTER? DECAY?

ORGANIC MATTER – a DECAY – when

substance that has been microorganisms break
made from living organisms down organic matter
WHAT ENVIRONMENT DO MICROORGANISMS LIKE?
SEATWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.3 - HOW TEMPERATURE
AFFECTS DECAY (CB, P25)
HOW TEMPERATURE AFFECTS DECAY
DECAY
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.3: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Microorganisms does not cause organic matter

to decay. FALSE

2. Microorganisms cause decay fastest when it is

warm and damp, and when they have plenty of
oxygen. TRUE
SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY
SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY
SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY
SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY

The October result

SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY

The bag with the 1cm2 mesh.

SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY

Microorganisms, earthworms, and other small animals.

SEATWORK/GROUP: EXERCISE 2.3 – INVESTIGATING
LEAF DECAY

Parts of the leaves disappeared because they decayed. The results therefore
show that decay was greatest when earthworms and other small animals, as
well as microoganisms, could reach the leaves.
 W7/L1 – Unit 2.4

MICROORGANISMS
AND FOOD
MAKING CHEESE AND YOGURT
ACIDITY: MEASURING PH LEVEL
LAB ACTIVITY/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.4A – MAKING
YOGURT (CB, P.26)
HOW IS YOGURT MADE?
HOW IS CHEESE MADE?
ON MAKING YOGURT AND CHEESE
MAKING BREAD: WHY DO WE USE YEAST?
MAKING BREAD
YEAST FEEDS ON SUGAR
LAB ACTIVITY/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.4B – HOW DOES
YEAST AFFECT BREAD DOUGH? (CB, P.27)
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.4: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Some kinds of bacteria change milk into yogurt

or cheese. They do this by changing sugar in
TRUE
the milk to lactic acid.

2. Yeast is used for making bread. The yeast

respires, producing oxygen that makes the
bread dough rise. FALSE
 W7/L2 – Unit 2.5

MICROORGANISMS
AND DISEASE
MICROORGANISMS CAN CAUSE DISEASES

TOXINS – harmful
substances that
microorganisms produce
inside your body

INFECTIOUS DISEASES –
diseases caused by
microorganisms. It means
that it can be passed on from
one person to another.
EXAMPLES OF HARMFUL MICROOGANISMS

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)

Malaria protozoa (Malaria) Influenza virus (Flu)

HARMFUL DISEASES

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) Malaria protozoa (Malaria)

Influenza virus (Flu) Corona virus (Covid)

ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
LOUIS PASTEUR
 France, 1822
 At that time, no one knew that
microorganisms could cause disease.
 A disease that kills silkworms
 Experiment – the disease transfers from
one silkworm to another through the air
 Pasteur already discovered that
microscopic organisms were involved in
making wine from grapes
 1870s – other scientists had an idea
(antiseptics)
 But many more years before all
biologists and doctors believed that
microorganisms caused infectious
diseases
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.5: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Infectious diseases are not caused by

microorganisms. FALSE

2. Some kinds of bacteria, viruses and protozoa can

cause diseases. TRUE

3. Antibiotics can be used to cure diseases caused by

virus. FALSE

4. Louis Pasteur was the first person to obtain

evidence that infectious diseases are caused by
microorganisms. TRUE
HOMEWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.5 – FOOD POISONING
IN JAPAN (WB, P.22-23)
HOMEWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.5 – FOOD POISONING
IN JAPAN (WB, P.22-23)
HOMEWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.5 – FOOD POISONING
IN JAPAN (WB, P.22-23)

Vibrio
HOMEWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.5 – FOOD POISONING
IN JAPAN (WB, P.22-23)

160

160
HOMEWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.5 – FOOD POISONING
IN JAPAN (WB, P.22-23)

In 1991, it caused the smallest number of cases of food poisoning, but in

2008 it caused the largest number. The number of cases increased from
25-510 – a more than 20-fold increase
HOMEWORK/GROUP: ACTIVITY 2.5 – FOOD POISONING
IN JAPAN (WB, P.22-23)

Food poisoning is caused by bacteria, which are killed by very high

temperatures.
W8/L1 – Unit 2.6

PLANT CELLS
PLANT CELLS
PLANT CELL
LOOKING AT PLANT CELLS
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.6: TRUE OR FALSE

1. All living organisms are made of cells. TRUE

2. All animal cells contain a cell wall, cell

membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus and vacuole. FALSE

3. Plant cells in the light may not contain

chloroplasts. FALSE
W8/L2 – Unit 2.7

ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMAL CELLS
PROTOZOA - AMOEBA
ACTIVITY
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.7: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Animal cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm,

and cell wall. FALSE

2. Plant cells do not have a cell wall, chloroplasts

or a large vacuole containing cell sap. FALSE
SEATWORK/INDIVIDUAL: EXERCISE 2.7 – COMPARING PLANT
CELLS
AND ANIMAL CELLS (WB, [.24)
 W9/L1 – Unit 2.8

CELLS, TISSUES
AND ORGANS
RED BLOOD CELLS AND NERVE CELLS
ACTIVITY
A SPECIALIZED PLANT CELL: ROOT HAIR CELLS
ACTIVITY
TISSUES
SUMMARY OF UNIT 2.8: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Different kinds of cells are adapted to carry out

different functions. TRUE

2. The structure of red blood cells helps them to transport

oxygen. The structure of nerve cells helps them to
transmit electrical signals. The structure of root hair
cells helps them to absorb carbon dioxide. FALSE

3. A tissue is a group of different cells, carrying out a

particular function. FALSE

4. Tissues group together to form organs. TRUE

 W7/L2 – Quiz 2
END OF UNIT
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