1. Bacteria Growth  Open your notebooks to “Bacteria Growth”  Kenneth will pass out the bacteria samples  Record your observations for Day 6.  For homework, respond to the following (try to fit your answers on the same page as the lab notes or the observations):  RESULTS – In a paragraph, summarize your observations  CONCLUSION – In a second paragraph, explain what surprised you about this experiment, something you would do differently if we completed this lab again, and how this applies to you and your life.

2. Bacteria Growth  Open your notebooks to “Bacteria Growth”  Marissa will pass out the bacteria samples  Record your observations for Day 6.  For homework, respond to the following questions (try to fit your answers on the same page as the lab notes or the observations):  RESULTS – In a paragraph, summarize your observations  CONCLUSION – In a second paragraph, explain what surprised you about this experiment, something you would do differently if we completed this lab again, and how this applies to you and your life.

3. Bell Ringer  Open your science notebook to the toadstool activity from yesterday.  Spend a few minutes finishing your paragraph (5 sentences minimum).  Did you forget what the assignment was?  Look at the bottom of yesterday’s handout.

4. Parasites December 4, 2013

5. What is a parasite?  A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside another living organism (host).  A parasite is dependent on its host and lives at the host’s expense.

6. Common Methods of Transmitting Parasites (Pick 3 to record in your notebook)  Insect bites  Animal feces  Handling raw meat and fish  Eating raw or undercooked pork, beef, or fish  Eating contaminated raw fruits or vegetables  Drinking contaminated water

7. Classification  Internal parasites – live inside the body of the host it infects  Examples: heartworm, tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm  External parasites – live on the body of the host  Examples: ticks, fleas, mosquitoes

8. Common Parasites  Ticks  Fleas  Tapeworm  Hookworm

9. Activity  At your table, each person has a different parasite to read about.  After reading silently, you will share three facts about your parasite with the other people at your table.

10. Ewww! Gross!!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=gof mShLJIPM&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=gof mShLJIPM&NR=1