Lesson | Topic | Essential Idea and Objective(s) | Statement(s) and Objective(s) | Activities |
1 | Structure | 1.2.U1: Prokaryotes have a simple cell structure without compartmentalization.
1.2.S1: Drawings of the ultrastructure of prokaryotic cells based on electron micrographs.
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Viewing the size difference lab 1 OR Viewing the size difference lab 2 Prokaryotic cell structure notes Prokaryotic cell structures CFU Dance - characteristics of all cells Create a model prokaryotic cell (example) A&B: The Body Eclectic reading A&B: The Body Eclectic questions A&B: Unexplored Wilderness questions A&B: Unexplored Wilderness reading A&B: Microbiome TED talk A&B: The ultimate social network PS - Bacteria actually do have organelles and compartmentalization A&B: Largest bacterium ever discovered has an unexpectedly complex cell | Science A&B: Classifying bacteria from This Podcast Will Kill You Episode 50 Listen between 8:00-17:30 A&B: Ocean Bacteria Reveal an Unexpected Multicellular Form |
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2 | DNA | 3.2.U1: Prokaryotes have one chromosome consisting of a circular DNA molecule.
3.2.U2: Some prokaryotes also have plasmids but eukaryotes do not.
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Table for comparing pro and euk data Drug resistance molecule can spread through bacterial 'communities' -- ScienceDaily Dogma-defying bacteria package DNA in unusual ways |
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3 | Binary Fission | Single-celled organisms often reproduce asexually by binary fission.
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1.2.U3: Prokaryotes divide by binary fission. |
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4 | Prokaryote Metabolism | (was explicitly part of former syllabus) 2.9.A1: Changes to the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and rock deposition due to photosynthesis
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Review of prokaryote metabolism Reading: changes in the air Great little interview with info about change in Earth's atmosphere over time: No rain for days in the Northwest. And a primer on how Earth's atmosphere formed. | KNKX Public Radio A&B: Ecosystem Inside readings |
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5 | Antibiotics | 6.3.U7: Antibiotics blocks processes that occur in prokaryotic cells but not in eukaryotic cells.
6.3.U8: Viruses lack a metabolism and cannot therefore be treated with antibiotics.
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Antibiotics and disease treatment A&B: This Podcast Will Kill You Episode 50 Listen between 17:30-37:40 |
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6 | Discovery of Antibiotics | 6.3.A3 : Florey and Chain’s experiments to test penicillin on bacterial infections in mice.
6.3.NOS: Risks associated with scientific research- Florey and Chain’s tests on the safety of penicillin would not be compliant with current protocol on testing.
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Fleming notes (handwritten) Florey and Chain notes (handwritten) Discovery google arts and culture Article about human testing of penicillin Click on: Penicillin and Medical Drugs Penicillin movie directions (rubric) A&B: This Podcast Will Kill You Episode 50 Listen between 54:40- 1:16 A&B: Sawbones Episode 218 Listen between 23:20 - 32:00 A&B: Science Diction Serendipity Listen between 11:40 - 13:00
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7 | Wrap Up and Review |
Quizlet review set |
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