Transcript Most Wanted Microorganism Poster

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Field Trip to the
Science Museum
Permission Slip and Information
Scheming Schwach
Offense: Suspicious science
activity, severe geekiness,
excessive interest in yeast.
Whereabouts: Westwood
Middle School, Room 205,
Science Museum, Café Latte.
Weaknesses: Dogs, soccer,
fermented food products,
sushi, my children.
Dead or Alive
Microorganism
Poster
There’s a new villain in town and it is up
to you to inform the public of it’s possible
dangers.
You will create a WANTED poster to
warn people of this enemy and capture
this varmint DEAD or ALIVE!
Learning Target
Success Criteria
I can explain how a
specific virus, bacteria,
fungus or parasite may
infect the human body
and interfere with
normal body functions.
I am successful when I
have completed my
Microorganism
WANTED Poster
checking to make sure
I have met ALL criteria.
Microorganism Enemy Choices
Bacteria:
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Streptococcus
Helicobacter pylori
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium botulinum
Rickettsia
Virus:
Varicella zoster
Ebola
Influenza
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus
 Variola
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Fungi:
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Tinea pedis
Candida albicans
Tinea corporis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Parasite:
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Anoplocephala perfoliata
Plasmodium falciparum
Sarcoptes scabiei
Cryptosporidium
Giardia lamblia
 The focus of your poster will be ONE
SPECIFIC microorganism that falls into
one of our four categories:
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Parasite
Your poster MUST contain the
following information:
 Enemy Name
 Where it “hangs out”?
 scientific
 geographically
 common
 anatomically
 Picture
 Microorganism Category
(is it a bacteria, virus,
etc…?)
 Disease it causes
 Potential Weaknesses
 Fun Fact (1 or more)
 ON THE BACK OF YOUR
POSTER: Names of your
sources – At least 3
Gallery Walk
Using Notability, make room for 4 poster
observations, like this:
#1: Virus
#3: Parasite
oName:
oDisease caused:
oInteresting fact:
oName:
oDisease caused:
oInteresting fact:
#2: Bacteria
#4: Fungus
oName:
oDisease caused:
oInteresting fact:
oName:
oDisease caused:
oInteresting fact:
Reflection
• Which of the microorganisms that you learned
about would be the absolute worst to get and why?
• Which organism did you find the most interesting?
Why?