Bacteria Wanted Poster Research Project
Joyce Calo
Background Information:
Students will research one bacterial pathogen and produce a "Wanted Poster."
Student Requirements:
Students select a pathogen from the list below or select one off the list. They will then produce a wanted poster with the given parameters.
MONERAN DISEASES
| pathogen |
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 |
Project Description/Abstract:
Make a wanted poster for one of the Monerans listed above. Poster is to be on 8.5" x 11" paper.
Include: - "photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
- description - include Gram stain
- organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the organism attacks and spreads)
- most common victims to prey upon
- hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found)
- most common injury done to victim
- Is it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree of damage caused
- number of victims
- most effective weapons against the germ
- any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)
Procedure:
Students have one period in the library/media center to research their disease. Any additional time needed for research or production of the poster is to be done on their own.
Evaluation: Students are graded by the above criteria.
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