The Bacterias' Side of the Stories
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| Developer | Archna Bhasin |
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| Primary Learning Goals | Students will understand the various mechanisms bacteria use to resist antibiotics. Students will understand that resistance arises by spontaneous mutation and horizontal transfer. Students will understand that spontaneous mutants arise by errors during replication, and that mutations in DNA lead to mutations in protein. Students will understand that only a few cells out of millions can give rise to antibiotic resistant populations. Students will know that the misuse and/or overuse of antibiotics contribute to the rise of resistant bacteria. |
| Secondary Learning Goals | Students will be exposed to cell structure and cellular processes. Students will become familiar with bacterial growth through the virtual experiment.Students will work together and participate in group discussions. |
| Scientific Teaching Themes | This unit addresses scientific teaching by aligning the learning goals with the assessment (pre-quiz) and by incorporating activities that utilize the scientific method and emphasize inquiry-based learning. |
| Diversity | Students will use a variety of learning methods including small group discussion, class discussions, a strip sequence, a murder mystery, a virtual experiment and video clips. |
| Active Learning | Students will make predictions, develop hypotheses, do a virtual experiment, interpret their data and do a strip sequence. They will also participate in group and class discussions. |
| Assessment | A pre-quiz that is aligned with the learning goals should assess their prior knowledge. Also, students will be asked to evaluate their behavior, and this should assess their integration of the material from all three lectures of the antibiotic resistance unit. |