Bacteria to Plants
Chapter 2
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Instructions:
Work from Menu C until you have completed the total points required to complete Layer C. Then, move onto Menu B and earn enough points for that Layer. Finally, move onto Menu A to complete the points for that Layer. Your Final Grade will be determined by the amount of points earned throughout each Layer.
***All students are expected to be working to complete the assignments of learning every minute of the class***
This unit covers pages 38 through 71 in the “Bacteria to Plants” book.
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This Unit is due on: January 28th/29th 2010 depending on A or B day.
WEB LINKS:
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For: Active and Hidden Viruses activity: Web Code: cep-1021
More on Bacteria: Web Code: ced-1022
More on Bacterial Resistance: Web Code: ceh-1020
For: Links on Infectious Diseases Web Code: scn-0123
ASSESSMENT LINK:
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For: Chapter Self-Assessment-Study Guide: Web Code: cea-1020
Viruses and Bacteria
Layer C= Total points available 65. You must have 50 points (70%) completed.
This layer must be completed before beginning Layer B.
Completion of this layer demonstrates an understanding the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.
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Required:
10 pts----#1. Read Chapter 2 sections 1 & 2; take notes to show you have read the sections.
Required:
10 pts---#2. Complete the vocabulary from sections 1 & 2; the vocabulary must include the word, the definition, and an illustration.
30 pts---#3. Choose any combinations of the following that total 30 points.
- Make a Venn Diagram to illustrate what is the same and what is different about viruses and bacteria.
- Complete Math Skills on pg. 42 – answer in complete answers.
- Complete #2a, & 2b, on pg. 46 – answer completely.
- Complete #3a, 3b, & 3c, on pg. 46 – answer completely
- Read section 3, pp. 60 – 65 and answer the Key Concepts – in complete sentences
- Take a “Video Field Trip” and write 10 interesting things you learned – in complete sentences.
- Complete #1a, 1b, #2a, 2b, & 2c , pg. 57 – in complete sentences
- Complete #4a, & 4b, pg. 57 – answer in complete sentences.
- Complete “At Home Activity”, pg. 57, “Edible Bacteria”.
Assessment:
Oral Presentation:
Answering 3 – 5 questions, students will explain the objectives of Section 1 and
Section 2.
Layer B = 160 points, you must have a total of 130 points (80%) completed.
This layer must be completed before beginning Layer A.
Completion of this layer demonstrates the ability to interpret and represent results of analysis to produce findings.
After you complete each activity, your Interactive Science Notebook will be reviewed for grammar, spelling, writing skills, problem solving skills, ability to articulate an opinion, ability to mix fact with personal beliefs, and connections with technology and/or society (community), at large.
REQUIRED: You must use your Interactive Science Notebook for the labs. You must use The Lab Report Write-Up Procedures.
Most of these Lab Activities will be conducted in the classroom.
30 pts. Complete Lab Zone Skills Lab page 47, including “Analyze and Conclude,” and “More to Explore.”
20 pts. Conduct the Discover Activity on page 48, including “Think it Over.”
TIP: Calculate the elapsed time based on the fact that it takes 20 minutes for bacteria to divide.
20 pts. Conduct Lab Zone “Try This Activity” page 50, including “Observing.”
10 pts. Complete the Math Analyzing Data “Population Explosion” page 53, answer in complete sentences.
10 pts. Complete Targeted Reading Skill Activity, page 60. Create a Graphic Organizer and include what you know already about diseases caused by viruses and bacteria. Next, include what you learned as you read Section 3.
10 pts. Provide common definitions for the terms on page 60; Study pictures and captions in Figure 15, page 61; In complete sentences answer the following question, “What are some common ways that you see infectious diseases spread?”
30 pts. Make 10 Infectious Disease information flash cards, using both Bacteria and Viruses. Use information on pp. 62, 63, and 64. Include the bacteria or virus, symptoms, how it spreads, treatment, prevention, and an illustration of the bacteria or virus.
30 pts. Correctly Complete the Guided Reading and Study Guide Question Activities for Chapter 2; Section 1 Viruses, Section 2 Bacteria, and Section 3 Viruses, Bacteria, and Health.
Assessment:
Oral Presentation-
Students should be prepared to describe conditions bacteria need in order to survive and explain how some bacteria survive when the conditions are not present.
Environmental Recycling: Students should be prepared to predict what might a forest be like if there were no decomposing bacteria in the soil?
Students should explain what antibiotics are and how they work.
Students should be able to explain which diseases bacteria and/or viruses cause, including what types of symptoms, how they spread, the treatment, and the prevention of the disease.
Writing-
Students should describe bacteria and/or viruses that are helpful or harmful to humans.
Using complete writing skills and composition forms. Short extended response format.
Visual-Tactile-Verbal
Collect photos/pictures that illustrate various bacteria, create a collage, and describe the bacteria and the type of disease they might cause.