Lesson Plan

Sex and the Single Bacterium

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Students become familiar with microbiology and biotechnology laboratory techniques and observe the results of antibiotic resistance transfer from one bacteria to another via conjugation. They then calculate the "mating efficiency" by comparing the number of donor bacteria to the number of newly resistant bacteria.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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