Teachers,

After an introduction or chapter on bacteria shapes and viruses, ask students to log on to this site. Have them get familiar with the site. Then have them look through the activities on bacteria and viruses. Next have the students choose an activity that they will create and turn into you. The activity could be a puzzle, a presentation, or a Hyperstudio stack. They will use this site to get information for their project. You can check out my students' multimedia hyperstudio project on bacteria and viruses.

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/pces/elem.htm

The Indiana Academic Standards for this lesson are:

*Students will use different media to obtain information on bacteria and viruses. (Indiana Reading Standard 6.2.1)

*Students will take notes and interpret diagrams for writing informative writing projects. (Indiana Reading Standard 6.2.4)

*Students will use note taking skills to summarize information located. (Indiana Writing Standard 6.4.5)

*Students will organize thier research in an dynamic manner using some form of electronic media. (Indiana Writing Standard 6.4.6)

*Students will proofread and edit their work before publishing. (Indiana Writing Standard 6.4.9)

*Students will include a bibliography of the sources they used. (Indiana Writing Standard 6.5.3)

*Students will present thier project and emphasize important points to an audience. (IndianaSpeaking Standards 6.7.5)