Background Information:
Students will research one bacterial pathogen and produce a "Wanted Poster."

Student Requirements:
Students select a pathogen from the list below or select one off the list. They will then produce a wanted poster with the given parameters.

MONERAN DISEASES

pathogen	disease
Bacillus anthracis	anthrax
Bordetella pertussis	whooping cough
Clostridium botulinum	botulism
Clostridium perfringens	gas gangrene
Clostridium tetani	tetanus
Corynebacterium diphtheria	diphtheria
Escherichia coli	acute pyelonephritis
Francisella tularensis	tularemia or rabbit fever
Hemophilus influenzae	meningitis
Lactobacillus acidophilus	cavities
Mycobacterium leprae	leprosy (Hansen's disease)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	tuberculosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	gonorrhoea
Neisseria meningitidis	spinal menigitis
Rickettsia richettsii	Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia prowazekii	typhus
Salmonella typhi	typhoid fever
Salmonella typhimurium	food poisoning
Shigella dysenteriae	dysentery
Streptococcus mutans	cavities
Streptococcus pneumoniae	pneumonia
Streptococcus (group A)	scarlet fever
Streptococcus (group A)	rheumatic fever
Treponema pallidum	syphilis
Treponema pertenue	yaws
Vibrio cholerae	cholera
Yersinia pestis	plague

Project Description/Abstract:
Make a wanted poster for one of the Monerans listed above.

"photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)

1. description - include Gram stain
2. organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the organism attacks and spreads)
3. most common victims to prey upon
4. hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found)
5. most common injury done to victim
6. Is it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree of damage caused
7. number of victims
8. most effective weapons against the germ
9. any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)

Procedure:
Students have one period in the library/media center to research their disease. Any additional time needed for research or production of the poster is to be done on their own.

Evaluation: Students are graded by the above criteria.