Viruses & Bacteria Project-Based Learning Activity | Biology | Grades 9–12

Viruses & Bacteria Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for high school Biology (grades 9–12) on Viruses & Bacteria.

Pairs with: Viruses & Bacteria Slide Show Presentation; Viruses & Bacteria Guided Notes; Viruses & Bacteria Lesson Quiz; Viruses & Bacteria Unit Test.

Sections: Biology Project Based Learning Activities • Chapter 12; Biology Project Based Learning • Chapter 12; Project Station #1; Technical Vocabulary Matching; Learning Objective & STEM Challenge Target; Investigation Protocol & Directions; Station 1: Technical Vocabulary Term Cards (cut Out); Term #1. Sample item: “How do lytic bacteriophages breach the protective extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix of bacterial biofilms?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 30 slides); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-LS4-4 — Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations. HS-LS4-5 — Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for high school Biology, grades 9–12.

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