Option F. Microbes ans biotechnologies
F1. Diversity of microbes
Activity 1: Characterisitcs of Eubacteria, Archeae and Eukarya Memory game.
Khan academy introduction to bacteria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDoGrbpJJ14
Viruses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSgkoldBNkI&feature=related
F2. Microbes and the environment
Activity 2: On a diagram of the nitrogen cycle, place all possible human influences and consequences.
Nitrogen cycle: http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=98
Biogas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=but5ntRMQQc
F3. Microbes and biotechnologies
Activity 3: mind mapping all techniques and their potential medical / industrial use. Make link with ethics.
Gene therapy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiq70iX1Q3I&playnext=1&list=PL3D9FF52673E9BB35&feature=results_main
gene therapy controversy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf15NfLfGMI
F4. Microbes and food production
Activity 4: Double entry table to compare bread / wine / beer / Soy sauce
Pickled fish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64yQTO1TBg - discuss cultural differences and open-mindedness / Name other countries' pickled dish (english pickled eggs, russian pickled tomato, polish pickled pumpkin, german pickled gerkins...) / in context of the show, place yourself in all protagonists' shoes, exploring value systems ... (TOK)
F5. Metabolism of microbes.
Activity 5: Discussing reactive approach vs precautionary principle - using bioremediation as an example of reactive approach
bioremediations in Hawai: http://www.hawaii.edu/abrp/biotech.html
F6. Microbes and diseases (HL)
Activity 6: design a set of flashcards for Viral lytic cycle / Malaria / Spongiform encephalopathies
BSE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ouxl_GNjA
Activity 1: Characterisitcs of Eubacteria, Archeae and Eukarya Memory game.
Khan academy introduction to bacteria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDoGrbpJJ14
Viruses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSgkoldBNkI&feature=related
F2. Microbes and the environment
Activity 2: On a diagram of the nitrogen cycle, place all possible human influences and consequences.
Nitrogen cycle: http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=98
Biogas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=but5ntRMQQc
F3. Microbes and biotechnologies
Activity 3: mind mapping all techniques and their potential medical / industrial use. Make link with ethics.
Gene therapy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiq70iX1Q3I&playnext=1&list=PL3D9FF52673E9BB35&feature=results_main
gene therapy controversy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf15NfLfGMI
F4. Microbes and food production
Activity 4: Double entry table to compare bread / wine / beer / Soy sauce
Pickled fish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64yQTO1TBg - discuss cultural differences and open-mindedness / Name other countries' pickled dish (english pickled eggs, russian pickled tomato, polish pickled pumpkin, german pickled gerkins...) / in context of the show, place yourself in all protagonists' shoes, exploring value systems ... (TOK)
F5. Metabolism of microbes.
Activity 5: Discussing reactive approach vs precautionary principle - using bioremediation as an example of reactive approach
bioremediations in Hawai: http://www.hawaii.edu/abrp/biotech.html
F6. Microbes and diseases (HL)
Activity 6: design a set of flashcards for Viral lytic cycle / Malaria / Spongiform encephalopathies
BSE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ouxl_GNjA