Multimedia Lesson Plan
Multimedia Lesson Plan
Multimedia Lesson Plan
Lesson Idea Name: Introducing…the “brain” of the cell: With great power comes great responsibility!
Content Area: Biology
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Content Standard Addressed:
SB1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to analyze the nature of the relationships between
structures and functions in living cells.
(c) Construct arguments supported by evidence to relate the structure of macromolecules (carbohydrates,
proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) to their interactions in carrying out cellular processes.
(d) Plan and carry out investigations to determine the role of cellular transport (e.g., active, passive, and
osmosis) in maintaining homeostasis.
SB2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to analyze how genetic information is expressed in cells.
(a) Construct an explanation of how the structures of DNA and RNA lead to the expression of information
within the cell via the processes of replication, transcription, and translation.
Technology Standard Addressed: (1) Empowered Learner (2) Digital Citizen (3) Knowledge Constructor
(6) Creative Communicator
Importance of technology:
The iMovie app allowed me to easily mix together a segment of an educational video found online with still-
images that highlight some of the important facts critical to the standards-based concepts. The important
information and concepts could be delivered by traditional methods - lecture and text - but using video
engages students with visual and auditory representation of content that can be accessed at home. During
class, students will collaborate in small groups to add bullet-pointed key information to slides within a
PowerPoint presentation. The pre-made slides will contain only titles and images that will serve as the
stimulus to guide students as they use various resources to complete the activity.
Inspiration (optional):
https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/69661dfd-a2c0-4e31-a517-687cd12815d2
I used a portion of this video from DiscoveryEducation.com as a way to focus students on the nucleus as we
connect our study of cell organelles to the unit that addresses the macromolecules involved in translating the
information contained within DNA into functional proteins. The video segment I borrowed does a good job of
combining video footage of living cells with animated video that helps students conceptualize what can
sometimes be abstract processes.
Reflective Practice:
I think that the flipped classroom assignment will give students a solid foundation of knowledge that we will
be able to activate and build upon as soon as class begins. Having students choose the resources they will
refer to as they complete the PowerPoint slides provided in class gives them a voice and choice and raises the
LoTi of the lesson to level 4: Integration. It also pushes the lesson to the highest level of Bloom’s Revised
Taxonomy since students will be evaluating the relevance of information they discover within available
resources as they create the slides as a formative assessment, and later refine them as a summative
assessment.
Spring 2018_SJB