CellsIt’s Catching!

Entry Task:

In your groups,

Share your Prokaryotic Cell Models

Explain why you picked the materials you chose

Discuss strengths and weaknesses of your models

About the Conference…

Read “Cell Biology & Disease”

Complete the “Before” Column of the Anticipation Guide

Introduction: It’s Catching!

What are the different ways in which diseases are caused?

Infectious

What does this term mean?

What about diseases transmitted by other organisms like insects? Are they infectious?

It’s Catching – Modeling the Spread of Disease

How fast could an infectious disease spread through a population?

Which graph best shows

what happens to the #of

people with infectious

disease in a population over time?

It’s Catching – Modeling the Spread of Disease

How fast could an infectious disease spread through a population?

What variables affect whether a person who is exposed to a disease will get sick?

Tracking the Disease1. Decide “where” you will go each “day” by

filling in column 12. Preparing your first “Saliva” Sample

Follow steps 4-6 our cups are labeled 1, 2, 3 instead of A, B, C

Meeting Other People!DAY 1:

Go to the location you chose for Day 1 Follow instructions together to trade saliva

Follow step B for each person you exchange with.

Follow step C AFTER all exchanges are complete

Meeting Other People!DAY 2:

Go to the location you chose for Day 1 Follow instructions together to trade saliva

Follow step B for each person you exchange with.

Follow step C AFTER all exchanges are complete

Meeting Other People!DAY 3:

Go to the location you chose for Day 1 Follow instructions together to trade saliva

Follow step B for each person you exchange with.

Follow step C AFTER all exchanges are complete

Getting TestedOn Wax Paper:

Initial Saliva

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Follow step B

RINSE YOUR DROPPER!!!Use clean tap water

Ms. KL will test your saliva

Then Follow Step 14 if necessary

Record results in your table

Class Results:

Times Number of People Infected

% of People Infected

Initial (Day 0)Day 1Day 2Day 3

Class Results:

Place Day 1

Day 2 Day 3 Total # of People Infected at each place or event

Fast FoodFootballHomeMovieMusicDanceMallArcade

Homework:It’s Catching:

Step 17: line graph of Class Results Analysis Questions 1-6