Microbes are the focus of 10 brief videos that showcases microbiologist Susan Perkins, who answers questions about how, what, where, and why.

Concepts

microbes, microbiology, microorganisms, the human body, the earth, viruses

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Instructional Ideas

• Direct pupils to write a summary about what they took away from the interview
• Challenge learners to think of another question about microbes and research to find the answer
• Divide the class into small groups, assign each group an interview to watch, then report back to the class about what they saw

Classroom Considerations

• Videos are under 40 seconds longs

Pros

• Video titles clearly state what the video is about
• The interview is broken up into small segments

Cons

• None