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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
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.
classroom.
MATERIALS
3-ring Binder
Loose-leaf
Paper
Pens and
Pencils
Color 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
GRADING
SCALE
2 to 4 per week
20-40 minute
assignments
Preview
upcoming
material
Review covered
material
Study for quizzes
and tests
Work on projects
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
Assessment
Labs & Activities
2
Weeks
Microbiology Pretest
*Viewing and drawing
from prepared slides
Readings &
Videos
Scientific
Investigation
Movie: “Outbreak”
and/or “Contagion”
Chapter 1
Powerpoint
*5 Characteristics of
Life
*Microbes Benefits
Humans
Microbes that causes
Diseases
3
Weeks
*Test from Notes
*Viral or Bacterial
Research
*Preparing agar plates
*History of the Study
of Microorganisms
*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
*Functional Anatomy
of Prokayotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
*Prokaryotic vs.
Eukaryotic Cells
*Prokaryotic Cell
Structure
3 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Lab assessment
of aseptic
technique
*Microscope Lab
*Aseptic transfer activity
* Simple stain lab
Chapter 1
Powerpoint
3 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Staining quiz
*Types of bacteria
quiz
*Gram Stain Lab
*Acid-fast stain Lab
Chapter 3
Powerpoint
1 weeks
*Quiz
differentiating a
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
*Project
presentations
Observing Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells under
microscope
Chapter 4
*Microbial
Metabolism
*Enzymes and
Coenzymes
*Competitive and
Non-competitive
Inhibitors
*Energy Production
*Microbial Growth
*Control of Microbial
Growth
*Bacterial Genetics
*Antibiotic Resistance
1 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Enzyme lab
Chapter 5
2 weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Case study
responses
*Genetics test
Colony Description Lab
Antibiotic Resistant Lab
(2008)
Chapter 6, 7, 8
Multiple Drug
Resistant TB case
study
Survey of the Microbial World
Topics
Time
*Classification of
Microorganisms
*Domains Bacteria and
Archaea
*Eukaryotes – Fungi,
Algae, Protozoa and
Helminths
*Viruses
*Prions
Assessments
Labs and Activities
Readings and
Videos
2
weeks
*Project
presentations
*Classification Webquest
and project
Chapters 4
2.5
weeks
*Disease research
presentation
*Virus webquest
*Viral Disease research
Chapter 13
“Between the
Living and the
Dead” case study
Engineered
Viruses Could Kill
Cancer article
Prions article
Interaction Between Microbe and Host
*Microbial Mechanisms
of Pathogenicity
2.5
weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Whom Infected Whom?
Activity
*John Snow and Cholera
activity
Chapter 15
Biological
Weapons
Bioterrorism and
Epidemics
Infectious Diseases
2.5
weeks
*Disease Research
presentation
*Bacterial and Viral
Disease research
Powerpoint
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Diseases of
the Digestive System.
3
weeks
*Questions from
lab activities
*Case study
responses
*Food microbiology
test
Chapter 25
*
Review for Final Exam
1 week
“Jeopardy” game
Exam Review