Bacteria


Welcome to our Bacteria Unit!  During this 7-day unit, we will be exploring bacteria in our every day lives through laboratory activities.  The class schedule can be found below, along with some interesting articles/websites and videos related to evolution.


Great Bacteria Articles/Websites/Video Clips:

-Fistulated Cow (Symbiotic Bacteria)

-Bacterial Growth - Binary Fission

-Bacteria Multiply - Animation

-Gleocapsa Video Clip

-Gleocapsa Information

-Oscillatoria Video Clip

-Oscillatoria Information

-Anabaena Video Clip

-Anabaena Information

-Nostoc Video Clip

-Nostoc Information  

-Device Uses Sewage Bacteria to Produce Electricity   


Bacteria Study Tools:

-Bacteria Flashcards (Quizlet)

-Study Guide for Bacteria Quest  


Week of March 1-5 -

Date
Topic/Activity
Reading
Homework
Class Materials
Monday 3/1

-Hand back Evolution Tests

-Bacteria Lab - Day 1


Bacteria Lab Write-Up: Purpose, Procedure
Bacteria Lab
Tuesday 3/2

-Overview of Bacteria

-Bacteria Lab - Day 2

Chapter 19, Section 1

(p. 471-477)

Bacteria Lab Write-Up: Data Table - Day 2
Bacteria Powerpoint
Wednesday 3/3

-Bacteria Lab - Day 3

-Blue-Green Bacteria Lab - Day 1

  Bacteria Lab Write-Up: Data Table - Day 3

Blue-Green Bacteria Powerpoint

Blue-Green Bacteria Lab

*see links and video clips above

Thursday 3/4
-Blue-Green Bacteria Lab - Day 2
 

Bacteria Lab Write-Up: Data Table - Day 4

 

Blue-Green Bacteria Lab: Organizer filled out, Drawings of each bacterium, and Concluding questions answered


Friday 3/5
-Bacteria Lab - Day 5
  Bacteria Lab Write-Up: Data Table - Day 5, Drawing of agar plate, Conclusion - DUE TODAY!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of March 8-12 -

Date
Topic/Activity
Reading
Homework
Class Materials
Monday 3/8
-Uses of Bacteria

Chapter 19, Section 1

(p. 471-477)

 

 Making Sauerkraut

Making Cheese

Making Yogurt

Modifying Styrofoam

Tuesday 3/9

-Bacteria Quest


   

Wednesday 3/10

(Hours 1 and 3)

-Overview of Protists

 -Protist Lab

   

Protist Powerpoint

Protist Lab

Thursday 3/11

(Hours 2 and 4)

-Overview of Protists

-Protist Lab

   

Protist Powerpoint

Protist Lab

Friday 3/12
-No School!