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\nMicrobes and Disease\n

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\nDiscuss how diseases have impacted human history. Divide your class into groups and assign each group one of the following: tuberculosis, malaria, plague, cholera, smallpox, and AIDS. They read up on, complete a concept map, and present...\n
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\nThe Effects of Colloidal Silver on Microbial Growth: Investigating Snake Oil Science\n

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\nCan your classes solve the problem of the smelly sweat sock? Young scientists complete a lab investigation that begins by using electrochemistry to generate colloidal silver. They use their solutions to test the rate of microbial growth...\n
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\n\"Viewing\n\n
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\nViewing Bacteria\n

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\nHave you ever wanted to know the true structure of E.coli? Does the thought of peering into its \"small world\" sound exciting? Here is a lesson that allows pupils the ability to do just that. Blossoming microbiologists use...\n
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\nUnit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology\n

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\nBiotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...\n
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\nHand washing Laboratory Activities\n

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\nStudents are exposed to the benefits of many antimicrobial soaps to prevent infections. In the food-service industry, studies indicate that inadequate hand washing and cross-contamination is responsible\n
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\nPalm Use in Biology\n

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\nLearners view bacteria through a microscope. They draw and label the bacteria using microbiology software loaded onto their Palms.\n
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\nFunky Fomites and Aseptic Microbiology Techniques for Bacterial Isolation\n

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\nStudents listen to a lecture on the purpose of practicing aseptic technique as well as an explanation of how to practice them. They practice aseptic technique by plating bacteria in order to isolate individual colonies of bacteria. They...\n
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\nWhat are the Chemical and Microbiological Effects of Run-off from a Catfish Pond on the Surrounding Soil and Water?\n

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\nStudents study data from a USDA catfish pond. They look for microbial populations and chemical concentrations in the runoff to determine the effectiveness of filter strips. They use their knowledge of biogeochemical cycles to explain the...\n
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\nOn the Microbe Trail: An Introduction to Bacteria and Aseptic Technique\n

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\nTenth graders predict the conditions necessary for bacterial growth, test their predictions and at the same time practice the aseptic techniques and safety procedures needed when working with bacteria.\n
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\nLife in a Forest Stream\n

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\nLearners assess macro-invertebrates from a stream. For this science lesson plan, students observe, classify and identify organisms found in a stream. A lab station is constructed at the stream sight and learners study the different...\n
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\nIntroduction to Saline Environments & Microbial Halophiles\n

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\nIf you do not mind wading through unrelated headings (This is not for a physics or STEM course, as it states.) and content (The instructional activity opens with an article about neurology, not halophiles.), then you will find a valuable...\n
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\nBiofilms Are Everywhere\n

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\nHigh schoolers research biofilms and create brochures. They role play as advertising firm members assigned to educate the general public about biofilms. They create \"wanted dead or alive\" posters about harmful and helpful biofilms...\n
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\nMutations--Preexisting or Acquired?\n

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\nStudents explore the reasoning and experimental approaches to mutations. They expose a culture of E. coli to virulent bacteriophage and observe whether mutations of the cells existed previously or if the bacteria mutated as a response...\n
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\nIntroductory Microbiology\n

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\nStudents view a Reading Rainbow video on germs and discuss microbial diseases. They grow cultures of Staphylococcus aureus and then estimate and graph the count for their own bodies and those of the class.\n
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\nSoil Microbiology- Nitrogen cycle\n

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\nStudents take a virtual trip to a Catfish Aquaculture Pond and analyze soil bacteria to determine how many nitrogen cycle bacteria are present. They graph the number of colonies present and use data to determine ammonium levels in the soil.\n
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\nMaking Up Nutrient Agars\n

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\nA resource rich in information—and nutrients. Learners create agars for the purpose of cell cultivation in Petri dishes. The lesson provides instructions on how to create agars for the cultivation of different microorganisms.\n
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\nArchaebacteria and Eubacteria\n

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\nTake young biologists back to the beginning of life on Earth with this presentation on bacteria. Examining the different classifications of bacteria, this presentation introduces young scientists to the concepts of autotrophs and...\n
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\nThe Most Extreme Life Forms on Earth… and Beyond?\n

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\nEarth's strangest creatures may be the key to finding life on other planets! Introduce biology scholars to the extreme world of extremophiles with a video from a large science playlist. From the depths of the ocean to the heart of the...\n
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\nIdentification of Gram Negative Bacilli-IMViC\n

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\nIn this microbiology worksheet, students complete 9 review questions after finishing a group lab in which they perform four biochemical tests to help divide the Enterobacteriaceae into two major groups- E. coli and...\n
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\nIntroduction to Aseptic Techniques\n

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\nStudents study bacteria and aseptic microbiology laboratory techniques. They discover how to pour, label, streak, seal and store plates in an incubator and articulate what they have learned via an informational laboratory poster. \n\n.\n
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\nWinogradsky Columns: Microbial Ecology in the Classroom\n

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\nWinogradsky columns are ideal for observing the role of bacteria and other microorganisms in an ecosystem. This student activity guide is complete with data tables for observations and analysis questions for processing what was observed....\n
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\nDirt Life\n

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\nStudents select and collect soil samples from a variety of locations (schoolyard, home, etc.). They do this lab after an interest-generating discussion about \"dirt\" and microbes. Students make a dilution in sterile water, plate it on a...\n
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\nIsolating Bacteria from a Mix Culture\n

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\nStudents isolate three species of bacteria using the plate streak method, implement sterile microbiology techniques, and produce pure cultures of each microorganism at the end of this exercise. They write a descriptive paragraph for each...\n
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\nUsing A Winogradsky Column to Analyze Microbial Communities\n

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\nStudents use easily obtained materials to study ecological succession in a microbiological community. This investigation is appropriate for a variety of age groups. Elementary Students be fascinated by the changes occurring over time...\n
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