Date

Learning Target

Daily Objectives

Weekly Homework

Monday

1-5-26

1—What are Viruses?

2—Classifying Viruses

·    Identify the defining features of viruses

·    Define “obligate intracellular parasite” and explain how this relates to viruses

·    Provide evidence that suggests viruses are not living organisms

·    Identify and describe the various ways in which viruses have been classified

The following assignments are due at 11:59pm Thursday 1/8:

·    Virus Unit Review #1

·    Virus Unit Review #2

·    Virus Unit Review #3

·    Virus Unit Vocab Review

The following assignment is due at 4:00pm Monday 1/12:

·    Virus Unit WebQuest

Tuesday

1-6-26

3—Types of Viruses

4—Viral Life Cycles

5—DNA vs. RNA Viruses

6—Viral Diseases

·    Identify the different types of viruses

·    Compare and contrast virulent and temperate viruses

·    Compare and contrast DNA and RNA viruses

·    Describe the progression of the lytic viral life cycle

·    Describe the progression of the lysogenic viral life cycle

·    Identify viral diseases

Wednesday

1-7-26

7—Viral Treatments and Prevention

8—Viroids and Prions

9—Viral Evolution

·    Explain how viruses are treated as well as prevented

·    Compare and contrast activated and attenuated vaccines

·    Define “viroids” and identify several diseases caused by viroids

·    Define “prions” and identify several diseases caused by prions

·    Describe how virologists have described the evolution of viruses

·    Compare and contrast epidemic and pandemics

Thursday

1-8-26

Virus Unit WebQuest

·    Use today’s class period to complete the Virus Unit WebQuest

·    Complete any Virus Unit assignments before the deadline due dates

Friday

1-9-26

Professional Prep Day

·    Office Hours: 8am to 2pm