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Week 1 Introduction- The Microbial World and the Microscope

Tues Aug 23

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   

-         Read Safety Rules 

-         Take the Learning Style Analysis to determine studying strategies

-         Study & sign Syllabus & Safety Contract

-         Prepare for Lab Ex2 

-         Read Text Chap 1

 Lab

 Safety Rules

 Lab check-in  Orientation and Mapping the lab

 MSDS, Universal Precautions

  Lab #1 – Graphing

Thur

Aug 25

 Lecture

A Brief History of Microbiology Intro Chap 1

-         Prepare for Lab Ex 3

-         Read Text Chap 1

-         Study for Quiz 1

-         Read Text Chap 2 -  The Chemistry of Microbiology up to Organic Macromolecules Read Text Chapter 3 to cell walls and Chap 4 Microscopy to Principles of Staining

-         Check out the power point on streaking the culture plate

Take environmental swab culture

Lab

Syllabus

 & Safety

 Contract

Learning Styles results

*Safety & Syllabus Quiz

 Lab #2 Microscope

-         Hand out swabs for personal cultures

-         Review Atlas Chapter 1 on Bacterial Growth Patterns

Your Learning Style - Your Future

Week 2 - Chemistry Review

Tues

Aug 30

Lecture

Finish Chapter 1

Start Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

Practice  Case Study

-         Optional Chemistry review practice sheets

-         Prepare for Lab 4

-         Research Bacteriologic Media

-         Team Case #1

BAP (Blood Agar), EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue), MacConkey & MSA (Mannitol Salt Agar)

Lab

Projects Sign up Quiz #1

Lab #3 Culturing Microorganisms

Bring Swab for culture

Lab #4 Staining Microbes
Read Atlas Chapter 3 Bacterial Morphology and Simple Stains

Thur

Sept 1

 Lecture

Chap 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

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

-         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

 
Sample Flow Chart

-         Read Text Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

- Worksheet on cells

-         Prepare for Lab 5

Last day for Semester Length Classes Refund Sep. 2

-         Week 3 - Microbial Diversity and Anatomy

-         Mon Sept 5 Labor Day

Tues Sept 6

Chap 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology

Chemistry Practice

Staining and Streak for Isolation Practice

Making Media

-         Practice Chemistry Sheets

Thur Sept 8

Lecture

 Projects Sign up

Chap 3 Cell Structure and Function

-         Prepare for Lab 6 & Lab 7

-         Finish Text Chapter 4

-         Read Text Chap 5

Lab

Lab #3
Quiz # 2  

Lab #4 Staining Microbes (special stains)

Lab #5 Differential and Selective Media

-         Week 4 - Bacterial Metabolism

Tues Sept 13

 Lecture

Chapter 4 – Microscopy, Staining and Classification

-         Prepare for Lab 7

-         Read Text Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism

-         Study For Exam

Lab 

Lab #4

Team Case 1 DUE

Finish Lab #5

Lab #6 Prokaryotic Identification and Flow Charts

 Objectives

Thur Sept 15

 Lecture

Projects Sign up

 Exam # 1 Chapters 1-4

-         Read Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth

-         Study For Exam

-         Read text on Food Microbiology

Lab

Lab #5

Lab #6 Prokaryotic Identification and Flow Charts

Lab #7 Bacterial Metabolism & Fermentation

Streak for Gram stain and Isolation Performance Test

-         Week 5 – Metabolism and Genetics

-         Sept 19  Last day to drop from semester length classes without receiving "W" grades

Tues

Sept 20

 Lecture

 Chapter 5 – Microbial Metabolism

Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth

-         Read Text Chapter 7

-         Prepare for Lab 8

-         Prepare for Lab 10

Lab
Lab #6

Observe Lab#7 Fermentation

Grade Gram stain and isolation streaking or repeat

Thur

Sept 22

 Lecture

Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

-         Read Text Chapter 8

-         Select Disinfectants

-         Prepare for Lab 9

Lab

Lab #8 Extraction of Bacterial DNA

Set up Lab # 10 Transformation of Bacterial Genetics

  Week 6 – Genetics, Biotech and Controlling Microbial Growth

Tues Sept 27

Lecture

Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

Chap 8 Recombinant DNA Technology

Read Text Chapter 9

    Case Study #2

Prepare for Lab 11& 16

Bring Disinfectants

Lab

Quiz #3

Chap 8 Recombinant DNA Technology

Lab #9 Anatomy & Function of DNA

Read Lab # 10 Transformation of Bacterial Genetics

Thur Sept 29

Lecture

 

Chap 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the

Environment

Decide on Final Topic & Project

Read Text Chapter 10

Decide on final topic

Prepare for Lab 12

Lab

Lab #7 & #8

Set up Lab #11 Controlling the Growth of

 Microbes

Lab #16 Hand washing

Tues

      Week 7 – Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

Tues

Oct 4

Lecture

 Chap 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Human Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

 Read Text Chapter 11
pay attention to the tables

Lab

Lab #9

Lab #10

 Read lab #11 & 16

Set up Lab #12 Controlling Microorganisms with Antimicrobials

 Identification Flow Charts and Tables

Thur Oct 6

Lecture

Chap 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Human  Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

Prepare for Lab 13

Read information on Microgen Kits

Lab

Quiz #4

Lab #11

Team Case Study #2 DUE

 Read Lab #12 Antimicrobials

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

Tues Oct 11

Lecture

 Chap 11 Characterizing and Classifying Bacteria

Read Text Chapter 12

Prepare for Lab 15

Lab

Lab #12 & 16

Lab #13 Gram Negative Bacterial Identification Kits - Microgen

Thur Oct 13

Lecture

Quiz #5

Chap 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids and Prions

 Prepare for Lab 14 

Read Text Chapter 13

Lab

Complete  Lab #13
 Lab #15 Epidemiology lab
 Video on Viruses

-         Week 9 - Epidemiology and Infections & The Immune System

Tues Oct 18

Lecture

 Chap 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

  Review for Exam

Lab

 Lab #14 Fungi, Protozoans, & Multi-celled organisms

Thur Oct 20

Lecture

 Exam #2 Chapters 5 -11&13  

Read Text Chap 14& 15

HOMEWORK Watch video on

11. Human Defenses  and 12. Microbes and Human Diseases

http://www.learner.org/resources/series121.html#

define words in online lecture notes for chapter 14

Lab 

First Lines of Defense Video

 Team case 3

 Week 10 – The Immune System

Tues Oct 25

Lecture

 Chap 14 Infection,  Infectious Disease, and Epidemiology

Chap 15 Innate (Nonspecific) Immunity

Lab

Lab #13

Lab #15

 Return Exam

 Infectious Diseases  & First Lines of Defense Video 

 Complete Lab #16 Hand washing

Read Text Chapter 16

Prepare for Lab 17

Thur Oct 27

Lecture

Chap 16 Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity

Chap 17 Immunization and Immune Testing

Prepare for Lab 18

Read Text Chapter 17 & 18

Lab 

Quiz #6

Due Team Case 3

 Lab#14

 Read Lab 16

 Lab #17 Specific Immunity

Week 11- Microbial Infections of the Skin 

Nov 1 Last day to file for graduation & Last day to withdraw and receive "W" grades

Tues Nov 1

Extra Quiz

Lecture

 Chap 17 Immunization and Immune Testing

 Chap 18 Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and   Immune Defense

-         Prepare for Lab 19

-         Prepare for Lab 20

-         Read Text Chapter 19

-         Flow Chart Immune Response

Team Case 4

Lab

Lab #16

Chap 18 Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and

 Immune Defense

 Lab #18 Lab tests and Hypersensitivities

Nov 1 Last day to file for graduation & Last day to withdraw and receive "W" grades

Thur Nov 3

Lecture

 Chap 19 Microbial Infections of the Skin and Wounds

-         Print and read Senior Picnic

-         Read Text Chap 22

 Lab

Lab #17 & 18

 Lab #19 Gram Positive bacterial identification

 Set up Lab #20 Throat Cultures

·         Week 12 –Respiratory Diseases

Tues Nov 8

Lecture

Chap 19 Microbial Infections of the Skin and Wounds

Chap 22 Infections of the Respiratory System

-         Read Text Chapter 22

Lab

Quiz #7

 Complete Labs 19 & 20

 TB video

Set up Senior Picnic

Thur

Nov 10

Lecture

Chap 22 Infections of the Respiratory System

-         Print out and read Senior Picnic Project

-         Read Text Chapter 23

Lab

Lab #19

 & #20

Senior Picnic & Kitchen Test 

Begin Unknowns

Continue Senior Picnic 

-         Nov 11 Veteran’s Day

-         Week 13 – Gastrointestinal Infections and Infections of the Nervous System

Tues Nov 15

Lecture

Chap 23 Microbial Infections of the Digestive

-         Study for Exam

-         Read Text Chapter 20

Lab

Kitchen Test

Due Team Case 4

Continue Senior Picnic  GI video

Report on Senior Picnic

Continue Unknowns

Thur Nov 17

Lecture

 Exam #3 & Objectives Chap 12, 14-19 & 22

-          Prepare for lab on Unknown

 Lab

Possible Quiz #8

Continue Unknowns

-         Do optional Lab 24 – The kitchen test

-         Prepare for lab on Unknown

-         Week 14 – Microbial Diseases of the Nervous and Cardiovascular System 

Tues Nov 22

Lecture

Chap 20 Microbial Infections of the Nervous System and Eyes

Field trip KMC 12-1 (Also Mon & Wed 12 -1)
Return Exam

-         Read Text Chapter 21

Lab

 Unknowns

 Report on GI infections from Senior Picnic

Thur Nov 24

 Lecture

 Thanksgiving Break Students can come to Wed lab for unknowns

-         Case study dramatization

-         Read Text Chap 24

-         Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 24-25

-         Week 15 – Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Tues Nov  29

Lecture

Chap 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Infections

Lab

Report on Senior Picnic

 Chap 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive System

LIVE PATIENT 10AM

Unknowns

Thur

Dec 1

Lecture

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

-         Review Text materials on HIV

 LAB Unknown Due

HIV

Finals Week

Dec 5-9

-         FINAL EXAM Tuesday Dec 6

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