Scribe Post for Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Today in Class:

-Passed back Understanding Viruses worksheet from the video we watched in class on Monday

-Many people got #11 wrong

-Question: The genetic material inside a virus can be...

-Answer: DNA or RNA

-We watched and did the worksheet for Understanding Bacteria

(UP pg. 17)

Bacteria Notes:

-There are good bacteria and bad bacteria

Good Bacteria

-Beneficial

to humans

-Found in....

-Cheese

-Our bodies (skin, intestines, mouth, throat, nose)

-Sour dough bread

-E. coli is a good bacteria found in intestines, which turns food into vitamins.

E. Coli bacteria

Bad Bacteria

-Streptococcus bacteria is an example of one

-causes strep throat and a flesh eating bacteria

-Penicillin (an antibiotic) was discovered on accident by Alexander Fleming

-Antibiotics such as penicillin are created to act against harmful bacteria.

-However, some bacteria can become resistant to medicine by mutating

Streptococcus bacteria photo

IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE VIDEO BECAUSE YOU WERE ABSENT

I found the video on youtube separated into 5 parts

(Just ignore the subtitles in another language)

Here are the URL's:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJrNHRcMAE

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtPBLV4JSDE&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl8PpJ45PKg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MFNUjbzuos&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g081EXJVPtw&feature=related

HOMEWORK:

-Read UP pgs. 19-25 (Bacteria Labs)

-Interact with the text! Don't just read it! (Highlight, circle,

underline, etc.)

-Pay attention and make sure you understand what you're doing because this lab is the basis for our Spice Lab

-Read textbook pgs. 303-309 and fill out the compare and contrast note sheet

-Viruses side should already be filled out from previous reading, if not, read pgs. 189-195-

Ongoing Homework:

-UP pgs. 31-32 due Friday!

-It's long! Don't save it for Thursday night!

-Work on disease project due Monday 10/31/11

-Work on Spice Lab due by 10/25/11

See you in class,

Sophia

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