Bacteria Wanted Poster
Research Project
Student Requirements:
Students select a pathogen from the list below or select one off the list. They will then produce a
wanted poster with the given parameters.
BACTERIAL
DISEASES
Pathogen
Disease
Bacillus anthracis
Bordetella pertussis
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium tetani
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Escherichia coli
Francisella tularensis
Hemophilus influenzae
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Neisseria meningitidis
Rickettsia richettsii
Rickettsia prowazekii
Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhimurium
Shigella dysenteriae
Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus (group A)
Streptococcus (group A)
anthrax
whooping cough
botulism
gas gangrene
tetanus
diphtheria
acute pyelonephritis
tularemia or rabbit fever
meningitis
cavities
leprosy (Hansen's disease)
tuberculosis
spinal menigitis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
typhus
typhoid fever
food poisoning
dysentery
cavities
pneumonia
scarlet fever
rheumatic fever
Treponema pertenue
Vibrio cholerae
Yersinia pestis
yaws
cholera
plague
Project Description/Abstract:
Make a wanted poster for one of the Monerans listed above. Poster is to be on 8.5" x 11" paper.
Include:
1. "photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
2. description 3. organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the organism attacks and spreads)
4. most common victims to prey upon
5. hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found)
6. most common injury done to victim
7. Is it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree of damage caused
8. number of victims
9. most effective weapons against the germ
10. any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)
Procedure:
Students have one period in the library/media center to research their disease. Any
additional time needed for research or production of the poster is to be done on their own.
Evaluation: Students are graded by the above criteria.