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Wanted Poster for a Bacterial Pathogen

Project

Family and Consumer Sciences

Projects are due ______, 20__.

Objective: Students will research one bacterial pathogen and create a “Wanted Poster.”

Points Possible: 50 points

Requirements: (5 points each)

Poster is to be on 8.5" x 11" unlined paper. Include:

  1. Mug shot or photo (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
  2. Description of pathogen
  3. Organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How does the organism attack and spread?)
  4. Most common victims to prey upon (Who does it affect?)
  5. Hide out of the culprit (Where is it most likely to be found?)
  6. Most common injury done to victim (What are the symptoms of the disease?)
  7. Is it considered armed and dangerous? (Describe the degree of damage caused.)
  8. Number of victims (How many people does it affect?)
  9. Most effective weapons against the germ (How do you prevent or cure it?)
  10. Any other identifying characteristics such as tattoos (Or just an interesting fact.)

Each of these 10 requirements must be present in order to receive 50 points on this project. You may choose to creatively portray the information, but be sure that all of the information is on the poster and that it is no larger than 8 ½ by 14 inches. Also make sure that each of the requirements is in your own words. A list of bacterial pathogens can be found on the back of this sheet, but you may choose another one not on the list if you really want to.

Finding information:

Information can be found at the library, on the Internet, and in my classroom in some of the textbooks. You will need to research and compile your Wanted Poster during assigned class times.

If you use the Internet, use a good search engine. The following websites are suggested. Be sure to use Internet safety.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Photos of bacterial pathogens:

Bacterial Pathogen / Disease
Bacillus anthracis / anthrax
Bordetella petussis / whooping cough
Borrelia burgdorferi / Lyme Disease and complications
Clostridium botulinum / botulism
Clostridium perfringens / gas gangrene
Clostridium tetani / tetanus
Corynebacterium diphtheria / diphtheria
Escherichia coli / acute pyelonephritis
Francisella tularensis / tularemia or rabbit fever
Helicobacter pylori / gastric and duodenal ulcers
Hemophilus influenzae / meningitis
Lactobacillus acidophilus / cavities
Legionella pneumophila / Legionnaires' Disease
Mycobacterium leprae / leprosy (Hansen's disease)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / tuberculosis
Neisseria meningitidis / spinal menigitis
Rickettsia richettsii / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia prowazekii / typhus
Salmonella typhi / typhoid fever
Salmonella typhimurium / food poisoning
Shigella dysenteriae / dysentery
Streptococcus mutans / cavities
Streptococcus pneumoniae / pneumonia
Streptococcus pyogenes / necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria)
Streptococcus (group A) / scarlet fever
Streptococcus (group A) / rheumatic fever
Treponema pertenue / yaws
Vibrio cholerae / cholera
Yersinia pestis / plague

A few reminders:

  • Computer access is available in the library before and after school.
  • I have examples of a wanted poster for you to look at.
  • If you need help finding information, ask!