Build up your gut. Groups up to four play a card game to learn more about the microbiome in the gut. Learners try to build a healthy gut with their cards. The player acquiring six microbes without any pathogens wins the game. 

Concepts

digestion, the digestive system, microbes, human body systems

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide microscopic views of different microbes from the digestive system
• Study what actions a person can do that are beneficial to and harmful to their microbiome

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes students know about microbes within the gut

Pros

• Includes multiple game options
• Contains information about microbes in the game

Cons

• None