Notebook #1 - Observation/Inference

Notebook #2 - Inquiry Definitions

Notebook #3 - Darth Stewie

Notebook #4 - Inquiry Stations

Notebook #5 - HQ Bread Factory Day One

Notebook #6 - HQ Bread Factory Day Two

Notebook #7 - Speedin' up the rate of reactions

Notebook #8 - Matter Definitions

Notebook #9 - What's that Phase?

Notebook #10 - TPS: Bacon Diffusion

Notebook #11 - Conservation of Matter

Notebook #12 - Penguin Lab

Notebook #13 - TPS: Mentos Lab

Notebook #14 - Comical Elements

Notebook #15 - Homework Packet/Rocks and Minerals and the answers

Notebook #16 - Rocks and Minerals Essential Questions

Notebook #17 - Rock Cycle Diagram

Notebook #18 - TPS: Salty Glaciers

Notebook #19 - Homework Packet/Rocks and Essential Questions and the answers

Notebook #20 - Moh's Hardness Activity

Notebook #21 - Homework Packet/Minerals and the answers

Notebook #22 - Essential Minerals Handout

Notebook #23 - TPS

Notebook #24 - Homework Packet/Fossils and the answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacteria Wanted Poster:

 

You are to make a wanted poster for one of the bacteria listed below. The poster is to be on a single page of a word document

and must include the following:

  1. "Photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
     
  2. Description of the bacteria (i.e. size, shape, etc.)
     
  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. Is it considered armed and dangerous? Most common injury done to victim
     
  7. Number of victims it infects/kills each year
     
  8. Most effective weapons against the germ
     
  9. Any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)

 

 
Choose from the following list of bacteria and click on the links below to find a picture to complete your activity.
 
Bacteria Name Disease
Bacillus anthracis anthrax
Bordetella pertussis whooping cough
Clostridium botulinum botulism
Clostridium perfringens gas gangrene
Clostridium tetani tetanus
Corynebacterium diphtheria diphtheria
Escherichia coli acute pyelonephritis
Francisella tularensis tularemia or rabbit fever
Hemophilus influenzae meningitis
Lactobacillus acidophilus cavities
Mycobacterium leprae leprosy (Hansen's disease)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis tuberculosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae gonorrhoea
Neisseria meningitidis spinal menigitis
Rickettsia richettsii Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia prowazekii typhus
Salmonella typhi typhoid fever
Salmonella typhimurium food poisoning
Shigella dysenteriae dysentery
Streptococcus mutans cavities
Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia
Streptococcus (group A) scarlet fever
Streptococcus (group A) rheumatic fever
Treponema pallidum syphilis
Treponema pertenue yaws
Vibrio cholerae cholera
Yersinia pestis plague

 

YOU WILL NEED TO SEARCH ONLINE FOR INFORMATION/PICTURES OF YOUR ORGANISM. 

HERE ARE THREE SITES THAT MAY HELP:

http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/epidemic/section_09/index.html
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Image_Library.htm
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/
 
 

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COOKBOOK ACTIVITY
USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO LOCATE THE VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN YOUR RECIPE: 
http://www.elook.org/nutrition
 
USE THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF EACH VITAMIN AND MINERAL IN YOUR RECIPE:

http://www.healthchecksystems.com/vitamins.htm

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/vitamins_minerals.html
 
USE THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR METRIC CONVERSIONS:
http://recipes.chef2chef.net/conversion/
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/kitchart/kitchart2.html
http://www.cuisinecuisine.com/FoodConversions.htm#Solids%20Converter
 
Worksheet Downloads:
Recipe Template
Vitamin Template
Mineral Template
Vitamin/Mineral Effects Worksheet
Metric Conversion Worksheet