Infectious+Disease+2011

Welcome to January!

Jan 10 Begin discussion of infectious disease - blue packet Nkosi Johnson - article and questions HW: [|Read Nkosi Johnson speech]

Jan 12 Handwashing Activity Disease Warriors- video and notes Vaccines HW: Write 3 facts that compare/contrast virus and bacteria - E Period H Period- paragraph homework from Disease Warriors Helpful sites: [|Bacteria vs. Virus] [|Bacteria and Virus]

Jan 16 Spreading Disease Activity How can you track the spread of a disease? G Period- Paragraph homework and finish questions on Spreading a Disease Activity ALL - complete pg 5-7 in Blue packet

Jan 18 What is the difference between a virus and a bacteria? [|Bacteria and Virus Webquest] - fill out green sheets as you read through

Work on Tracking the Spread of a Disease pg. 9-12 in packet Continue discussion on Virus/Bacteria - green packet Be thinking about Project Choice

Jan 24 Testing the Effectiveness of Antibacterial Products Planning a Lab to test antibacterial products- through Procedure on lab checklist/rubric

Jan 26 Final Project for Infectious Disease - choices

Review Bacteria/Virus Packet

Feb 8 TODAY: Review lab report requirements, use the following data collected from Petri dishes to make table, graph, analysis and conclusion DATA TABLE FROM PETRI DISHES: HAVE A LOOK AT THE RUBRIC FOR A LAB CONCLUSION:

REPORTS: Submitted on Google docs by Monday Feb 14 - If you are not in Cairo and do not have your rough copy - please email me! adillon@cacegypt.org

Feb 10/13: SELECT 1: Book Talk or Infectious Disease Research Report Book Talk Rubric - click here for thorough directions: Infectious Disease Report Rubric Click here for thorough directions for Book Talk including all rubrics

Feb 14 Discuss final project Germ Farm - Scrub Em Penicillin Problem HW: Work on Infectious Diease Final Project due 2/27

Feb 17 Koch's Postulates - begin work on lab PLEASE CHECK LAB REPORT ON GOOGLEDOCS FOR FEEDBACK BEFORE QUIZ NEXT WEEK

See this rubric for check up quiz- Writing a Conclusion to a Bacteria Lab See a sample conclusion

Feb 20 Bacteria Lab Conclusion Quiz- Standard 1 Check Koch's Postulates - Period E - make petri dishes Work on project due 2/27

Feb 22 Research 1918 Flu Epidemic Some links: [|Question and Answers to 1918 flu] HW: Keep working on projects due 2/27

Feb 24 Kochs Postulates- observations - Rise of the Superbugs HW: REPORTS - Book Talk or Research Report Reports must be submitted to turnitin.com Book Talks will present on Monday

Feb 28 REPORTS DUE Rise of the Superbugs- story and graph analysis

March 2 Links for Walter Reed's Yellow Fever Studies: - [|Building the Panama Canal] [|Yellow Fever -WHO] [|Reed Commission]

March 6 Work on Koch's Postulates - Step 4 Yellow Fever Dilemma - decide on your solution/pros/cons Ready to share solution on Tuesday

March 10 Conclusion for Koch's Postulates Written conclusion for Yellow Fever Dilemma -see half white sheet Requirements: Your solution/variables/justifications Final Day for infectious disease