Viruses and Bacteria Task Cards

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Amy Brown Science

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8th - 11th, Homeschool

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Science, Basic Principles, General Science

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Task Cards, Independent Work Packet

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Google Apps™

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36 pages plus powerpoint

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I greatly appreciated the variety and number of questions included. This was a great review activity for the end of the unit. Thank you for another great time saver!

— Kelly W.

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I used this in my HS bio class as a way to extend what we learned in class. The kids responded positively and I felt retained more than previous years because the alternative way of getting the information.

— John C.

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This is a set of 65 enrichment, reinforcement and review task cards for your lessons on viruses and bacteria. The cards cover cellular and noncellular structures, methods of reproduction, and characteristics of viruses and bacteria. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. Both Google Slides and Google Forms versions are included.

Suitable for life science and biology students in grades 8-12.

This resource is perfect for distance learning and for students in 1:1 classrooms.

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What is included in this resource?

A set of 65 printable and editable task cards.
Paperless Digital Versions for use in Google Drive, Google Classroom, and/or Microsoft OneDrive.
Google Slides Version (not editable)
Google Forms Version (editable)
Student answer sheet for recording answers.
Blank task cards so that you can add additional questions.
A complete teacher answer key. (9-pages)
Teacher Guide containing tips, tricks, and suggestions for use. (3-pages)
Review PowerPoint of 66 slides.

Task cards are a fantastic way to enrich or reinforce lessons, review difficult concepts, or provide extra practice for the struggling student. The student reads each card, performs the task, and records his/her answer on the included student answer sheet.

From the moment of purchase, you will be ready to use your task cards in just a few minutes. Simply print the sheets of task cards on card stock paper, laminate, and cut the cards apart. The cards look best when printed in color, but they can easily be printed in black and white.

This set of 65 task cards on viruses and bacteria covers the following concepts and topics:

What is a virus? Includes definitions and the work of two scientists: Beijerinck and Stanley.
Characteristics of Viruses
Students will label a diagram of a virus and define each structure.
Parts of a virus: capsid, nucleic acid, host specificity.
Viruses: Living or Nonliving? Covers both living and nonliving characteristics of viruses.
Viral reproduction: How do they do it? Includes lytic and lysogenic cycles. Students will label diagrams of both types of reproduction.
Retroviruses
Comparison of Viruses and Cells: Students will fill in a chart comparing viruses to cells.
Viral Diseases
Viroids and Prions
Introduction to Bacteria
Classification of Prokaryotes: Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
Archaebacteria: Characteristics, methanogens, halophiles, and thermoacidophiles.
Characteristics of Bacteria
Structure of a bacterial cell: Students will label a diagram of a bacterial cell. All cell structures are fully explained and defined.
How do bacteria obtain energy? Discussion of heterotrophs, autotrophs, parasites, saprophytes, photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, obligate aerobes, obligate anaerobes, and facultative anaerobes.
Growth and reproduction of bacteria: requirements for growth, binary fission, conjugation, endospore formation
The importance of bacteria: Role of decomposers, nitrogen fixation, human uses of bacteria.
Bacterial diseases in humans: Ways bacteria cause disease, pathogens, vaccines, antibiotics.
Symbiotic relationships: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism is discussed.