Curricular Competencies: Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Evaluating:
· Consider social, ethical, & environmental implications of the findings from their own & others’ investigations
Applying & Innovating:
· Contribute to care for self, others, community, & world through personal or collaborative approaches
· Cooperatively design projects
· Transfer & apply learning to new situations
· Generate & introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving
Communicating:
• Communicate ideas, findings, & solutions to problems, using scientific language, representations, & digital technologies as appropriate
• Express & reflect on a variety of experiences & perspectives of place
Content: Students are expected to know the following:
Relationship of micro-organisms with living things:
· basic functions of the immune system
· vaccination & antibiotics
· impacts of epidemics & pandemics on human populations
Elaborations:
Micro-organisms:
· micro-organisms live in & on other living things & act as decomposers in the ecosystem
· viruses & bacteria can cause disease & can also be used in industry (e.g. production of cheese & salami) & agriculture (e.g. production of striped tulips)
Immune system:
· the immune system provides a barrier to infections & a number of non-specific & specific responses to fight infection (e.g. fever, antibodies, phagocytes, & inflammation)
· different populations have greater immunity to certain infections than other populations (e.g. impact of smallpox epidemic on First Peoples)
Vaccination: vaccination can prevent the spread of infectious disease
Antibiotics: antibiotics are effective only against living organisms, such as bacteria, & not against viruses; overuse of antibiotics can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria (“superbugs”)
Optional Application:
Revise activity to focus on gut flora for the following Prescribed Learning Outcomes from BC Biology 11 & 12 Integrated Resource Package 2006:
Human Biology: Digestive System
C1 analyse the functional inter-relationships of the structures of the digestive system
· describe the functions of anaerobic bacteria in the colon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Assistance provided by:
Dr. Harry Brumer, Professor at Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia
Dr. Guillaume Dejean, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
and from:
Evaluating:
· Consider social, ethical, & environmental implications of the findings from their own & others’ investigations
Applying & Innovating:
· Contribute to care for self, others, community, & world through personal or collaborative approaches
· Cooperatively design projects
· Transfer & apply learning to new situations
· Generate & introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving
Communicating:
• Communicate ideas, findings, & solutions to problems, using scientific language, representations, & digital technologies as appropriate
• Express & reflect on a variety of experiences & perspectives of place
Content: Students are expected to know the following:
Relationship of micro-organisms with living things:
· basic functions of the immune system
· vaccination & antibiotics
· impacts of epidemics & pandemics on human populations
Elaborations:
Micro-organisms:
· micro-organisms live in & on other living things & act as decomposers in the ecosystem
· viruses & bacteria can cause disease & can also be used in industry (e.g. production of cheese & salami) & agriculture (e.g. production of striped tulips)
Immune system:
· the immune system provides a barrier to infections & a number of non-specific & specific responses to fight infection (e.g. fever, antibodies, phagocytes, & inflammation)
· different populations have greater immunity to certain infections than other populations (e.g. impact of smallpox epidemic on First Peoples)
Vaccination: vaccination can prevent the spread of infectious disease
Antibiotics: antibiotics are effective only against living organisms, such as bacteria, & not against viruses; overuse of antibiotics can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria (“superbugs”)
Optional Application:
Revise activity to focus on gut flora for the following Prescribed Learning Outcomes from BC Biology 11 & 12 Integrated Resource Package 2006:
Human Biology: Digestive System
C1 analyse the functional inter-relationships of the structures of the digestive system
· describe the functions of anaerobic bacteria in the colon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Assistance provided by:
Dr. Harry Brumer, Professor at Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia
Dr. Guillaume Dejean, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
and from:
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