My Tiny Friend Assessment: for Class- BIOL-2420 Paper Core assessments: Reading, Written Communication, Oral communication, Teamwork, Inquiry and Analysis, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, C

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)