2012-13+Microbiology

Essential Standard #: 8.L.3: Understand how organisms interact with and respond to the biotic and abiotic components of their environment.

= = = Oct 25-Thursday = Test on Bacteria, Viruses, and Diseases

Quia- http://www.quia.com/quiz/3885438.html
= Oct 24- Wednesday =

= Oct 23- Tuesday = 8th graders take the EXPLORE Test

= Oct 22- Monday =

Virus Tracker Lab- TASC Kit
Students will simulate the spread of a virus through a population of people. Students will make several exchanges of "saliva" (fake- it's only water) and among the group will be two "infected saliva". After completion of the lab, students will try to figure out just which two samples where originally infected.

= Oct 19- Friday =

__ How would you stop an Outbreak? __

 * 1) === You are asked to take the role of an agent from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) ===
 * 2) ===  You will be reporting on an outbreak of a new disease ===
 * 3) === Information that needs to be included in your report: ===
 * ===** What is the name of the new disease? **===
 * ===** What microbe causes the infection? **[]===
 * ===** Where was the first reported case of this disease **===
 * ===** What is the setting for the outbreak? (time period? what season? etc) **===
 * ===** What happens to the victims?(What are the symptoms of the disease) **===
 * ===** How does the disease spread? **===
 * ===** Picture of disease **===

Part One - Graphic Organizer:
Once you have collected all of this data, you need to develop a step-by-step plan to stop your disease from becoming a pandemic.

Part Two -Writing Assignment
Answering the bullets

Part Three- Announcement - Poster
Create an announcement to hang up in your town to warn people about the outbreak and give symptoms and etc.

= = = Oct 18-Thursday =

Six Stages of a Pandemic:
The World Health Organization has a Six Stage influenza program

**__ASSIGNMENT:__** -Define the 3 Periods and 6 Phases of a Pandemic. You may use a variety of formats: MicroSoft Word, Power Point, Prezi, or Hand written. Submit to Edmodo when completed.
http://patients.about.com/od/yourdiagnosis/a/pandemic.htm http://flu.emedtv.com/pandemic/pandemic-stages.html
 * === Epidemic is specific to one city, region or country, while a pandemic goes much further than national borders. ===
 * === Pandemic is an outbreak of global proportions. It happens when a novel virus emerges among humans - it causes serious illness and is easily human transmissible (spreads easily from person-to-person) ===

** Use the "Realistic Mode" **
= = = Oct 16, 17- Tuesday/Wednesday =

Power Point presentations on Diseases
= Oct 12, Oct 15- Friday and Monday = Create a power point or prezi using the diseases that are listed on the guided notes for Bacteria and Viruses. Choose two to research. REMEMBER: Always cite your sources!! Join my Prezi at Prezi.com.

User name: jcameron.wlms @lee.k12.nc.us password: westlee
 * 1) Origin of disease
 * 2) How it got its name
 * 3) How one gets it? –Infectious or Non-infectious
 * 4) Symptoms
 * 5) Treatments or cures
 * 6) Can it cause death?
 * 7) Pictures
 * 8) Are there any current epidemics in the nation at this time?
 * 9) Cited Sources

= Oct 11- Thursday =

Begin notes on Viruses and Bacteria
Power Point

Guided Notes-to be completed as we go through the power point

= Oct. 10- Wednesday =

Infectious Diseases
Go to Discovery Education, 8th grade Techbook and click on the unit "Health and Disease" and then "Infectious Disease". [] Username - NCWISE Number Password - Westlee

Engage:

Read "Getting to know Infectious Disease" - Answer questions Watch Video, "Germ Theory" - Answer questions Read "That's Catchy" - Answer questions Watch Video, "How the Body Fights the Flu" - Answer questions Read "This Means War" - Answer questions

=Oct 9- Tuesday=

Quia Test on Mitosis and Protist
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/3862874.html**]

=Oct 8- Monday=

Students completed a RAFT for Protists (My life as a protists)
RAFT - My Life as a Protists R- You are a Protist. Choose one of the three: Amoeba, Paramecium, or the Euglena. A-The World F-Write a short biography or autobiography of a protist. T- You need to describe your environment, and other living things around you. You need to talk about how you move and most important how and what you like to eat. You must use personification (meaning that you are the protists).

The paper should meet the following requirements: : Hand Written: length should be about ¾ to 1 full page. You also need to include a hand-drawn ( colored picture of yourself).

Please be creative!!!!!!!!

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTISTS
=Oct 4, 5- Thursday, Friday=

Completion of color sheets
=Oct 3- Wednesday=

Finish Cornell Notes on Protist
Amoeba eats two Paramecium http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvOz4V699gk

Begin Protist Color Sheets-
A Black dot behind a word means that the word should be colored black. A Star means that the word will be colored Gray. If you see something that looks like a cross with a hole in the middle, that means No Color.

=Oct 2- Tuesday=