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Weekly Schedule for Moore’s Microbiology

Week 1: Monday, August 26 to Friday, August 30

 

In-class

Homework

Monday, August 25

Orientation

 

Tuesday, August 26 (day 1)

 

FOR ALL MICRO CLASSES

1) Overview of class

2) Introductions

3) Team building Exercise

4) Survey

 

Reading and writing assignment #1:

1) Read pages 1-6

(Sections Microbes in Our Lives, Naming and Classifying, Types of Microbes and What Makes Sourdough Bread Different)

2) Write a brief paragraph explaining what microbes are and their potential impact on society.

3) Be prepared to discuss the reading on WED. (8/27) FOR ALL MICRO CLASSES

Wednesday, August 27 (day 2)

 

FOR ALL MICRO CLASSES

1) What are microbes? Mini-activity

2) Introduction to Microbes mini-discussion

3) Part I: Understanding Bacteria video clip

1) Collect a soil and/or water sample from your environment by THURS. (8/28) FOR MICRO 1

by FRI. (8/29) FOR MICRO 2

- Collect a  soil and/or water sample in a large zip-lock bag/container/bucket; " the smellier, the gooier, the better"

-Example locations: soil around or in a pond/lake (Loose Park, Shawnee Mission Park, Brush Creek, your backyard, etc.)

 

2) Bring in some loose change (pennies, nickels, dimes etc.) and your brush/comb into class

by THURS. (8/28) FOR MICRO 1

by FRI. (8/29) FOR MICRO 2

 

3) Pre-lab for Lab Exercise 1: The Ubiquity of Microbes

by THURS. (8/28) FOR MICRO 1

by FRI. (8/29) FOR MICRO 2

Read over both labs

Answer Pre-lab questions for Lab Exercise 1

Thursday, August 28(day 3)

  FOR MICRO 1 (QUAD POD)

-Overview of lab rules

-Pre-lab discussion

-Lab 1: The Ubiquity of Microbes

1) mini-microbe hunt

2) Winogradsky column

3) Preparation of Agar Plates

4) Microbial Yogurt

 

FOR MICRO 2 (NORMAL CLASS)

1) Mini-discussion:  An Introduction to Microbes

2) Video-clip Part II: Understanding Bacteria

3) Post video discussion

 

 

Friday, August 29 (day 4)

 

FOR MICRO 1

-NO CLASS

FOR MICRO 2 (QUAD POD)

-Overview of lab rules

-Pre-lab discussion

-Lab 1: The Ubiquity of Microbes

1) mini-microbe hunt

2) Winogradsky column

3) Preparation of Agar Plates

4) Microbial Yogurt

1) LAB 1 DUE NEXT FRI. ( 9/5) FOR ALL MICRO CLASSES

 

2) Read "Tuberculosis: The Return of the Silent Killer"

Invisible Enemies by Jeanette Farrell .  Write 1 page reflection over article with 5 discussion questions or quotes due Thurs. due NEXT THURS. (9/7) FOR  ALL MICRO CLASSES

 

 

 

Microbe of the week:

This is a bacterium called Escherichia coli [S sure reek ee ah coal lye]. Millions of E. coli live in your gut. They help your body digest the food you eat. They also make certain vitamins your body needs. The orange thread-like things you see coming from the bacterial cell are called fimbriae (fim-bree-ee). They enable the bacterium to latch onto and attach to surfaces

 

Quote of the week:  "Think of all the men who never

knew the answers; think of all those who never even cared;

Still there are some who ask why

Who want to know, who dare to try."

-Rod McKuen

Text Box: Question of the week: Can you name the virus that is a leading cause in the Unsited States of liver cancer, liver failure and cirrhosis, yet can remain in the blood of an infected patient for up to twenty years without causing any signs or symptoms of liver inflammation?

 

 

 

*Research of the week: Find an article related to biology in a credible science magazine( Scientific American, Discover, Science or Nature). Read it and write at least ˝ to one page reaction.  Article must be at least one page in length.  You must also include a copy of the article.  Our library carries Scientific American, Discover and Science.  You can also access brief easy-to-read articles on the Nature magazine web-site: ( http://www.nature.com/nsu/) and click on any of the news articles.