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Instructional Video2:49
FuseSchool

What are Pathogens?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Feeling a little under the weather? A pathogen could be to blame. A video from a larger pathogens playlist presents a brief overview of the bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists that put us in peril. From cholera to dysentery, it...
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Instructional Video6:41
Curated OER

Microbial Universe - Part 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Where is bacteria found? See where bacteria and other microbes help and hurt humans. Microscopic images are shown along with images of people and places. Begin looking into this tiny universe with part one of a four-part series....
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Instructional Video8:35
Nemours KidsHealth

How the Body Works: Immune Cells

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Nate is learning about human body systems, and in this episode he finds out about how important the immune system is. The leucocyte army explains that bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites can pose a threat. The nose serves as the...
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Instructional Video3:18
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California Academy of Science

What's Up With Your Gut Microbiome?

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Some scientists now consider the gut microbiome a distinct organ in the human body. Curious science scholars learn about this ecosystem thriving inside them and its important functions with a video from Our Hungry Planet. The 11th lesson...
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Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

How Do Germs Spread (and Why Do They Make Us Sick)?

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Much the chagrin of mothers around the world, germs are everywhere; it's unavoidable. Learn how these microscopic invaders have evolved different ways of spreading from one host to another with this short instructional video.
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Instructional Video2:08
MinuteEarth

What is Skin For?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Smooth or scaly, skin is sensational! Besides keeping us from being gooey, what does it do? Pupils embark on an integumentary investigation with a short video about skin. Topics include the special features of skin cells, how skin...
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Discovery of Penicillin

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey tells the story of researcher Sir Alexander Fleming, whose luck and scientific reasoning led to the groundbreaking discovery of penicillin. [4:45]
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Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Cow Power

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why not use micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungus, etc.) to create sustainable energy and fuel? There are a lot of ideas currently being researched and put to use including turning cow manure into natural gas. [4:43]

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