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= Teacher Page =

// Concepts: //

 * Bacterial Structure and Function[[image:http://aaronsenvironmental.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Vaccines-full.jpg width="320" height="232" align="right"]]
 * Bacteria in the Human Body
 * Diagnosing a Disease
 * Vaccines
 * Antibiotics
 * Host Relationships
 * Disease Transmission
 * Disease Prevention

//** Objectives: **//
The student will be able to...
 * 1) Explain how bacterial diseases are transmitted from one organism to another through the model of Whooping Cough.
 * 2) Identify the bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, and describe all of the chemical and physical characteristics of the bacteria.
 * 3) Create an action plan for preventing Whooping Cough in schools a procedure for what schools need to do in the event of a Whooping Cough outbreak.

//** Illinois State Learning Standards: **//
Apply scientific inquiries or technological designs to explain new biological technologies, projecting possible implications of current research (e.g., Human Genome Project, immune system responses).
 * ILS Stage J 12A 2**

Apply scientific inquiries or technological designs to explain disease from the organelle-to-population levels, explaining body defenses to infectious disease in various organisms, or researching historic and on-going efforts to prevent, cure or treat diseases.
 * ILS Stage J 12A 5**

// **Rationale:** //
The thinking behind this web quest is that students will be able to take their knowledge of bacteria and disease in the classroom and apply it to a real world situation. Whooping Cough has been all over the news in the past few months, but not many people know much about the disease. This activity gives students an opportunity to explore science in a context that isn't just within the four walls of the classroom. Through exploration, research, thinking, and collaboration students will be able to make a proposal about what they think should be done to prevent Whooping Cough and the step that should be taken in the event of an outbreak.

// **Curriculum:** //
This Web Quest is designed for Advanced Biology or Microbiology Students at the junior or senior level in the high school science curriculum. When fitting this web quest into your curriculum it should be placed as a capstone or authentic assessment for a bacteria and disease transmission unit. Students needs to know basic principles about bacteria, such as gram staining, shape, antibiotics, motility, etc. They also need to have a good understanding about how vaccines work and how diseases can be spread from one person to another.

// **Implementing into the Unit:** //
This web quest will take students about one full week of class time to complete in order to do research, formulate a proposal, create a presentation, and write a written proposal. Some students will even need to do some work out side of class to be able to get all of these components completed. The purpose of this activity is for students to explore through the use of the internet the disease Whooping Cough, but they won't just be learning about Whooping Cough. They will be examining Whooping Cough through the eyes of Microbiologists, doctors (Anatomy/Physiology), and Public Health (Forensics). During this investigative process you as the teacher will be in the coaching role. You will be encouraging student thinking/exploration, asking questions to further develop student understanding, and facilitating any issues that students may come across.