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Neuroreceptor Interception:
How Medications Work Miracle Berry
Lesson Plan
Submitted by: Aaron M.
Recommended Grade Level(s):
Appropriate for: Grade 10
Teaching Topics & Concepts:
Microbiology/Health
Guiding Question:
• How can medications be simulated to further understanding?
Objective:
• Students will understand how medications work in the body by experiencing a taste modification.
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Students will write a formal lab report including research, data collection, analysis, and conclusion.
Assessments
• Students contribute to the research discussion
• Formal lab report is due in two days
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Informal questions throughout the lab
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Time Needed What the Students are Doing What the Instructor is Doing Materials
5–10 min Recapping research Facilitating conversation Bread/crackers, if desired
5–10 min Drafting hypotheses of before and after. Assisting as needed Notebooks or Computers
10 min Taste test (before) Documenting results Passing out food, giving names of items Various foods Water and cups
Nutritional / allergy information
5 min Taking miracle berry Administer miracle berry Miracle berries
10 min Taste test (after) Documenting results Passing out food, giving names of items Various foods Water and cups
5 min Asking questions, if needed Give due date for formal lab report
