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Week 1 Introduction- The Microbial World and the Microscope

8/28

Tues

Lecture

 Introduction & Syllabus

 http://www2.bc.cc.ca.us/bio16

 Resources

 http://www.sanfordguide.com/

 Lab Manual Online

 http://www2.bc.cc.ca.us/bio16   

à         Get a BC E-mail account

à         Read Safety Rules 

à         Take the Learning Style Analysis

à         Determine studying strategies

à         Study & sign Syllabus & Safety Contract

à         Read & Print Lab Ex2 & Ex3

à         Read Text Chap 1

à         Read Text Chapter 4 Microscopy to Principles of Staining

à         Read Atlas on Wet Mount

à         Take environmental swab culture 

à         Check out the power point on streaking the culture plate

 Lab

 Safety Rules

 Lab check-in  Orientation and Mapping the lab

 MSDS, Universal Precautions

 Your Learning Style - Your Future

 Lab #1 – Graphing

Hand out swabs

8/30

Thur

 Hand in

 Syllabus

 & Safety

 contract

 A Brief History of Microbiology Intro Chap 1

à         Read Text Chap 2 -  The Chemistry of Microbiology up to Organic Macromolecules

à         Read Atlas Chapter 1 on Bacterial Growth Patterns

 Lab Map

 Learning

 style &

strategies

Safety & Syllabus Quiz

 Lab #2 Microscope

Lab #3 Culturing Microorganisms

Week 2 - Chemistry Review 

9/3

Mon

HOLIDAY NO CLASS

à          

9/4

Tues

Lecture

Sign up for  projects

Finish Chapter 1

Practice  Case Study - Semmelweis 

à         Study for Quiz 1

à         Optional Chemistry review practice sheets

à         Finish Text Chap 2 – Organic  Macromolecules to the end of chapter

à         Read Atlas Chapter 3 Bacterial Morphology and Simple Stains

à         Read and Print Lab 4

Quiz #1

Fill in Special Topics

9/6

Thur

 Lecture

Chap 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

à         Read Text Chapter 4 Microscopy start at Principles of Staining stop at Taxonomic and Identifying Characteristics

 LAB

 Lab #1

 Lab #2

Lab #3 Culturing Microorganisms

Lab #4 Staining Microbes
Sample Flow Chart

à         Read Atlas portions on these media: BAP (Blood Agar), EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue) & MSA (Mannitol Salt Agar)

à         Read Text Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

à         Team Case #1

à         Read and Print Lab 5

9/7 Last day for Semester Length Classes Refund

Week 3 - Microbial Diversity and Anatomy

9/11

Tues

Lecture Sign up

 for

 projects

Chap 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

à         Read and Print Lab 6 & Lab 7

à         Finish Text Chapter 4

à         Read Text Chap 5

LAB

 Lab #3
Quiz # 2  

Lab #5 Differential and Selective Media

9/13

Thur

 Lecture

Chapter 4 – Microscopy, Staining and Classification

à         Read Text Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism

à         Study For Exam

LAB 

Lab #4

 

Finish Lab #5

Lab #6 Prokaryotic Identification and Flow Charts

Lab #7 Bacterial Metabolism & Fermentation

Week 4 - Bacterial Metabolism

9/18

Tues

 Lecture

 Chapter 5 – Microbial Metabolism

à         Read and Print Lab 8  

à         Read Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth

à         Study For Exam

à         Read text pages 734-742 Food Microbiology

à         Study For Exam

LAB

Quiz #3

Lab #5

 Observe Lab#7 fermentation
 Objectives

 Team Case 1 DUE

Students set up Gram stain and Isolation

 Performance Test

9/20

Thur

 Lecture

 Exam # 1 Chapters 1-5

à         Read Text Chapter 7

à         Read and Print Lab 9

à         Read and Print Lab 10

LAB
Lab #6

Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth

Observe Lab#7 Fermentation

Grade Gram stain and isolation streaking or repeat

 Isolation test

Week 5 - Genetics and Biotechnology

9/25

Tues

 Lecture

Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

à         Read Text Chapter 8

à         Select Disinfectants
à         Read and Print Lab 11
à   à         Bring Disinfectants

LAB

Lab #8 Extraction of Bacterial DNA

Set up Lab # 10 Transformation of Bacterial Genetics

Return Exam

9/24 Last day to withdraw without a W

9/27

Thur

Lecture

Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

Chap 8 Recombinant DNA Technology

à         Read Text Chapter 9

à         Case Study #2

à         Read and Print Lab 12

à         Bring Disinfectants

LAB

Lab #7

Chap 8 Recombinant DNA Technology

Lab #9 Anatomy & Function of DNA

Read Lab # 10 Transformation of Bacterial Genetics
Set up Lab #11 Controlling the Growth of Microorganisms

Week 6 – Controlling Microbial Growth

10/2

Tues

Lecture

 

Chap 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment

à         Read Text Chapter 10  

LAB

Lab #8
Lab #9

Read lab #11
Set up Lab #12 Controlling Microorganisms with Antimicrobials

10/4

Thur

Lecture

 Chap 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Human

 Body

à         Read Text Chapter 11, but skim 319-326 and 330-336; pay attention to the summaries on table 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
Read and Print Lab 13

LAB
Quiz #4

Lab #10

 Read Lab #12 Antimicrobials 

Work on Team Case Study

Week 7 – Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

10/9

Tues

Lecture

Chap 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Human

Body
Chap 11 Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

à         Read Atlas and Text on API

LAB

Lab #11

Set up Lab #13 Gram Negative Bacterial Identification and Multitest Kits

10/11

Thur

Lecture

 Chap 11 Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

à         Read Text Chapter 12

à         Read and Print Lab 14

LAB
Quiz #5

Lab #12

Team Case Study #2 DUE
Read Lab #13 Gram Negative Bacterial Identification and Multitest Kits
Identification Charts and Classification

Week 8 – Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes, Viruses, Viroids and Prions

10/16

Tues

Lecture

 

 Chap 12 Characterizing and classifying Eukaryotes

à         Team Case 3

à         Read and Print Lab 15  

à     

LAB

Lab #14

 Lab #14 Fungi, Protozoans, & Multi-celled organisms
 Video on Viruses

10/18

Thur

Lecture

à         Read and Print Lab 16

à         Review for Exam

LAB

 Lab #15 Epidemiology lab

Week 9 - Epidemiology and Infections & The Immune System

10/23

Tues

Lecture

 Exam #2 Chapters 6 -12

à         Read Text Chapter 13

à         Read Text Chapter 14

à         define words in online notes

LAB 

 Lab #16 Hand washing

 Infectious Diseases Video

10/25
Thur

Lecture

 Chap 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses,
 Viroids and Prions

Chap 14 Infectious Disease, and Epidemiology  

LAB 

Lab #13

Lab #15

 Return Exam

 Complete Lab #16 Hand washing

 Team Case Study 3 DUE

à         Read Text Chapters 15 & 16

à         Read and Print Lab 17

Week 10 – The Immune System

10/30

Tues

Lecture

 Chap 15 Nonspecific lines of defense

 Chap 16 Specific Defense: The Immune Response

à         Read and Print Lab 18

à         Read Text Chapter 17 & 18

à         Team Case 4

LAB 

Quiz #6

 Read Lab 16
 Lab #17 Specific Immunity
 First Lines of Defense Video 

11/1

Thurs

Lecture

 Chap 17 Immunization and Immune Testing
 Chap 18 Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and  Immune Defense

à         Read and Print Lab 19

à         Read and Print Lab 20

à         Read Text Chapter 19

à         Flow Chart Immune Response

LAB

Lab #16

 Quiz #7

Chap 18 Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and Immune Defense
Set up Lab #19 Gram Positive bacterial identification
Lab #18 Lab tests and Hypersensitivities

11/1 Last Day to File for Graduation

Week 11- Microbial Infections of the Skin

11/5 Last Day to Drop with a W

11/6 Tues

Last day to withdraw

 Chap 19 Microbial Infections of the Skin

à         Print and read Senior Picnic

à         Read Text Chap 22

 Lab #17

 Lab #19 Gram Positive bacterial identification

 Set up Lab #20 Throat Cultures

11/8

Thur

Chap 19 Microbial Infections of the Skin

Chap 22 Infections of the Respiratory System

à         Study for Exam

Lab 18 

Quiz #8

 

 Complete Lab #20

 TB video

Case Study 4 due

Set up Senior Picnic

Week 12 –Respiratory Diseases

11/12                                          NO CLASSES Veteran’s Day

11/13

Tues

 Lab #19

Special Topics and catch up (Chap 23 Microbial Infections of the Digestive Janet)

à         Print out and read Senior Picnic Project

à         Read Text Chapter 23

 Quiz #9?

Senior Picnic & Kitchen Test 

Janet begin Unknowns

11/15

Thur

Exam #3 & Objectives Chap (13) 14-19 & 22

Chap 23 Microbial Infections of the Digestive

à         Read Text Chapter 20

Review text pages 734-742 Food Microbiology

Lab #20

Senior Picnic  

GI video

Week 13 – Gastrointestinal Infections and Infections of the Nervous System

11/20

Tues

 Chap 23 Microbial Infections of the Digestive

à          Read and Print lab on Unknown

Lab #21 

Return Exam

Continue Unknowns

à         Do optional Lab 24 – The kitchen test

à         Read and Print lab on Unknown

à         Read Text Chapter 21

 Unknowns

 Report on GI infections from Senior Picnic

Thanksgiving Break 11/22 -23

Week 14 – Microbial Diseases of the Nervous and Cardiovascular System 

11/27

Tues

 Lecture

 Chap 20 Microbial Infections of the Nervous System

 System

 Chap 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Infections

à         Case study dramatization

à         Read Text Chapter 24

 Senior Picnic LAB

Unknowns

11/29

Thur

Lecture

Chap 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Infections

à          

LAB

 Chap 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive System

Unknowns

Week 15 – Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems

12/4

Tues

 Lecture

Chap 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems & HIV

LIVE PATIENT

 LAB

HIV

Unknowns 

12/6

Thur

Unknown Due

Graphing Final due

Field Trip To be confirmed

 

Week 16 Finals Week

12/13

Thur

à         FINAL EXAM

à         8:00AM - 9:50AM