Success in the classroom is greatly affected by the
conduct of those in the classroom. The following
four rules have been developed to help our students
be successful.
1. Be in your seat and prepared for class when the bell
rings.
2. Be respectful to your teachers and classmates.
3. NO ELECTRONICS! Unless Teacher OKs
4. Food, gum, and drinks are not allowed in the
classroom.
Because we will be conducting many
lab activities, it is imperative that
students practice safe
behavior. Students will be expected to
follow the guidelines set forth on the
Science Safety Contract.
MATERIALS
5-subject Binder
Loose-leaf Paper
Pens and Pencils
GRADES
Major
Assignments
60%
Tests, projects,
exams, major
lab reports
Minor
Assignments
40%
Quizzes, class work, lab
work and other
assignments – 30%
Homework - 10%
HOMEWORK
2 to 4 per week
20-40 minute
assignments
Preview
upcoming
material
Review covered
material
Study for quizzes
and tests
Work on projects
GRADING
SCALE
93 – 100
A
85 – 92
B
77 – 84
C
70 – 76
D
0 – 69
F
LATE
WORK
Late work
will be
excepted up
to 5 days
after an
excused
absence.
Fundamentals of Microbiology
Topics
Microbial World
And You
Time
2 Weeks
Assessment
Microbiology
Pre-Test
Labs & Activities
Viewing and drawing
Microbes from prepared
slides
Readings &
Videos
Scientific
Investigation
Movie: “Outbreak”
and/or
“Contagion”
Biochemistry
Powerpoint
Chemistry of Life:
Saccharides, lipids,
proteins, enzymes,
nucleic acids
2 weeks
Macromolecule
Test
Preparing agar plates
*History of the Study
Of Miroorganisms
*Germ Theory of
Diseases
*Koch’s Postulate
*Naming of
Bacteria,
Morphology and
Arrangements
*Observing Microorganisms thru a
Microscope
*Basic techniques to
study bacteria
*Preparing smears
for staining
*Gram stains
*Identification of
Unknown Bacteria
6 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Lab assessment
of aseptic
technique
*Chapter 1 Test
*Simple Stain Test
*Microscope Lab
*Aseptic transfer activity
* Simple stain lab
Chapter 1
Powerpoint
12
weeks
(or until
students
are
proficient
in gram
staining)
*Questions from
lab activities
*Staining quiz
*Types of bacteria
test
Chapter 3
*Gram Stain Lab
*Acid-fast stain Lab
*Bacterial/Viral
Project
Chapter 3
Powerpoint
*Functional
Anatomy of
2.5
weeks
* Case study
question
responses
*Case study
Chapter 4
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
*Prokaryotic vs.
Eukaryotic Cells
*Prokaryotic Cell
Structure
*Microbial
Metabolism
*Enzymes and
Coenzymes
*Inhibitors
*Energy
*Microbial Growth
*Control of Microbial
Growth
*Bacterial Genetics
*Antibiotic
Resistance
*Quiz
Differentiating a
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
*Project
Presentations
*Observing Prokaryotic
and Eukaryotic Cells
under microscope
4 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Hand Sanitizers
article questions
*Chapter 5 Test
*Disinfectant lab
Chapter 5
4 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Case study
responses
*Chapter 6,7,8
Test
*Gram Staining Test
Chapter 6,7,8
Multiple Drug
Resistant TB
case study
Survey of the Microbial World
Topics
Time
Assessments
Labs and Activities
Readings and
Videos
*Classification of
Microorganisms
*Domains Bacteria
and Archaea
*Eukaryotes – Fungi,
Algae, Protozoa
2
weeks
*Project
presentations
*Classification project
Chapters 4
*Viruses
*Prions
2.5
weeks
*Disease research
presentation
*Viral Disease research
Chapter 13
“Between the
Living and the
Dead” case study
Engineered
Viruses Could Kill
Cancer article
Interaction Between Microbe and Host
*Microbial
Mechanisms of
Pathogenicity
2.5
weeks
*Infectious diseases
*Antibiotics
2.5
weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*John Snow and Cholera
activity
Chapter 15
Biological
Weapons
Bioterrorism and
Epidemics
*Bacterial and Viral
Disease research
Powerpoint
Ch. 15 Test
*Disease Research
presentation
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
*Microbial Diseases of
the Digestive System
3
weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Case study
responses
Chapter 25
Ch. 25 Test
Review for Final Exam
1 week
Unknown Bacterial
Identification
Exam Review
Sheets
Microbiology Syllabus
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