6.00 Welcome to the Triple T Dude Ranch

Hello, BioVenturers! Welcome to the Triple T Dude Ranch!

I'm Trudy and this is my horse, Bulls Eye! I've lived on the ranch since I was a little girl. Now that I'm old enough, I help my parents, Tom and Tracy, run the Triple T. (Get it—Triple T—Tom, Tracy, and Trudy?)

Hey, I heard that you went out deep-sea fishing on your last BioVenture—how was that? Your travel agent told me that you saw dolphins while you were out there. I've never been out on the ocean, so I can only imagine how cool it was.

Well, I can't tell you how excited my parents and I are that the BioVentures folks asked us to put together a little Dude Ranch experience for you! While you're here, you'll have some fun, and we'll put you to work. But for the most part, this will be a pretty relaxing and leisurely adventure! Hope you brought your riding boots—Bulls Eye and his friends back in the barn are eager to take you out on the trails.

Lab Materials to obtain as you get started:
6.08 Growing a Fungus: Yeast

• A teaspoon measure
• A permanent marker
• Active dry yeast (used in baking bread—do not use quick-rising varieties.)
• 2 empty & clean (14-20 oz.) soda bottles
• 1 (14-20 oz.) Coke—open and allow to go flat overnight
• 1 (14-20 oz.) Fruit Juice—uncarbonated (make sure all your bottles are the same size)
• Water
• Sugar
• 4 identical round, thin latex balloons—"water balloons" are slow to expand. Non-Mylar® "helium-quality" balloons give good results. But, water balloons will work.
• String or yarn
• Ruler

Module 6 Checklist

Before you go on, please print the Module 6 Glossary Sheet.

Module Checklist

Activity		Approximate Time	Points Possible	Points Received
	6.00 Welcome to the Triple T Dude Ranch	10 min.	NA	NA
	6.01 Viruses: Living or Not Living?	60 min.	60
	6.02 Bacteria: Life Inside One Cell	60 min.	60
	6.03 Transmission and Treatment	Regular 60 min. Honors 60 min.	Regular 30 Honors 20
	6.04A Bacteria vs. Viruses 6.04B Bacteria vs. Viruses Oral Assessment	60 min. 30 min.	30 20
	6.05 Protists: A Wildly Diverse Kingdom	60 min.	N/A	N/A
	6.06 Protists: The Dark Side	120+ min.	40
	6.07 A Fungus Among Us	Regular 60 min. Honors 60 min.	Regular 30 Honors 15
	6.08 Fungus Lab: Growing Yeast NOTE: This experiment will take two days from the time you set it up, so plan accordingly.	Initial set up and analysis 90 min. (2 days for observations)	55
	6.09 BioTour 6 Review	30 min.	5
	6.10 BioTour 6 Test	2 hours	Regular 96 Honors 95

If you have printed the Module Checklist move on to the first activity.