My Tiny Friend
Assessment: for Class- BIOL-2420
Paper
Core assessments: Reading, Written Communication, Oral communication, Teamwork, Inquiry and Analysis, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Global Learning, Civic Engagement- local and global.
- Learning Goal 1: Identifying and understanding and issues related to the complexity of the impact of human activities on the ecosystems.
- Learning Goal 2: Learning to analyze issues and find solutions as global citizens.
Directions: Individual work- Research a microbe that may be useful for one of the following or similar topics that will help ecosystems.
- Microbes to reduce carbon emissions.
- Microbes to produce sustainable biofuels.
- Microbes to reduce pollution.
- Potable water from waste.
- Microbes to make water.
- Microbes for future food.
- Microbes for clothing.
- Microbes as biochips.
Paper submission 60 points for any of the above topics selected, research one microbial species:
- About the selected microbe: 15 points
- Taxonomy of the microbe along with the binomial Genus species. (2 points)
- Habitat (3 points)
- Environmental Role and metabolism (5 points)
- Applications (5 points)
- A plan to grow the chosen microbe- commercially or at a site where their application is needed-15 points.
- Clinical implications for people handling the species. 10 points
- Environmental implications of commercial use. 10 points
- Connection of Dallas College SDGs. 5 points
- Grammer, References 5 points
Paper format
Submit a 2-page paper 20 points
Share your work with your group in class to get feedback and improve the paper to get ready for presentation.
Make a power-point presentation (4 slides)
