Download Oct 2-Micro Research

Microorganisms: Viruses and Bacteria
Instructions:
Choose one bacteria or one virus to research.
Use the Center for Disease Control web site for a resource:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm
Using Power Point or blank paper, create a children’s story that answers the
following questions:
1) What is the name of the microorganism and is it a virus or bacteria?
2) How is it transmitted?
3) What are the basic effects of acquiring the bacteria or virus (what does it
do to the body)?
4) What is known about treatments and cures?
5) How can it be prevented?
Make sure you also create a cover page that includes the title and your name.
Only print the text for your story after I have given the okay. You will illustrate
the story by hand.
• Grading:
•
5 points: Information is visually clear and easy to
understand.
30 points: Accuracy of information.
10 points: Six traits writing rubric score Ideas and
Content.
5 points: Completed on time.
50 points total
Suggested Topics
Viruses
West Nile Virus
Hantavirus
Common Cold
Ebola
Chicken Pox
AIDS
Influenza (flu)
Hepatitis
Rabies
Polio
Bacteria
E. Coli
Anthrax
Strep Throat
Staph Infection
Tetanus
Diphtheria
Typhoid Fever
Salmonella
Tuberculosis
Cholera
Pneumonia
Title
By Your Name & Period
1) What is the name of the microorganism
and is it a virus or bacteria?
2) How is it transmitted?
3) What are the basic effects of acquiring
the bacteria or virus (what does it do to the
body)?
5) What is known about treatments and
cures?
4) How can it be prevented?
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