What is a booger My scenario and lesson

What is a booger? My scenario and lesson

Me: Good Morning class! How was everybody’s weekend? Students: raise their hand share how their weekend was Me: Did anybody get sick over the weekend? Student: Yes! I have a sore throat and runny nose!

Me: Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that! What happens when you have a runny nose? Student: Your eyes get watery and you have boogers in your nose! Class: ewwww!!!! Me: boogers? What is that?

Student: It’s green slimy stuff in the inside of your nose! Me: ohh and does anybody know what is the proper word for booger or snot? Student: Mucus! Me: Yes! Good job Natalie! And why is mucus in your nose? Class: I don’t know!! Me: Mucus as well as all the little hairs serve a very important job in our body! Class: Really? ? ? Me: Yes. Mucus protects your lungs. Can you show me where your lungs are?

Class: Points to their lungs. Me: When you breathe in dust, pollen, and all these other nasty stuff. If dust and pollen make it all the way to your lungs then you can get really sick and might not be able to breathe well. Class: ohhhhhh! And how do boogers help? Me: Well the snot and little hairs inside your nose trap all this dust and they move it towards the front of your nose. Then you have to sneeze or the snot gets annoying so you blow it out with a tissue. When you blow it out you are getting rid of all pollen and dust! Class: wow! I never knew that! Me: you see? ? You learn something everyday. Me: the little hairs inside your nose have a name…they are called cilia! Class: Everything has a name!! Me: yes indeed

Me: Today I am going to use powerpoint to teach you how to make fake snot! And we are actually going to make fake snot right here in this classroom. Class: How fun!!!

How to make fake snot 1. Lay out all ingredients on a flat surface. 2. Pour 1/3 cup of glue into your mixing bowl. 3. Pour 2 spoons of liquid detergent into your bowl along with the glue. 4. Mix it all together with your mixing utensil.

Me: It is going to look like this.

Me: Just for laughs

Scenario with special needs student. This student has autism. When the whole class is working on making their goo I take him and the rest of the slower kids to the round table and review what we learned and work on the goo.

Me: let me pour this Student: okay Me: You can poor the tide into the bowl Student: Okay Me: Now mix it Student: okay whoa its turning gooey Me: Yes! Its fake snot like the one in your nose Student: gross Me: Yes now lets put it in the baggie so u can take it home