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\nMicroMatters: Microbiology\n

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\nThis is a fantastic set of microbiology resources for middle school science classes, with each lesson coming stocked with student lab materials, videos, PowerPoints, and even printable materials lists! Find everything you need (and maybe...\n
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\nMilestones in Microbiology\n

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\nLife science learners read a set of six short Discovery Readings that describe historical events in the field of microbiology. For each, they identify clues about when the event occurred and then they try to arrange events in...\n
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\nMicrobiology Lab Safety\n

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\nIn this biology worksheet, students are introduced to the practices of safety as related to using a laboratory and then answer some questions as an assessment.\n
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\nControlling Water Activity in Food\n

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\nFood storage matters! Scholars learn how the amount of water in corn can affect its rate of spoilage. They create a control group, then test three corn samples stored in three different locations for water activity. As a result of the...\n
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\nBacteria in Drinking Water And Water Purification\n

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\nYoung scholars explore how sewer systems can contribute to water pollution and perform an experiment to see how well a water purification technique can protect against water-born microbial illnesses. They compare the bacterial growth...\n
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\nFood Preservation: Food Science, Canning, Gardening\n

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\nLearners consider the procedures and safety issues involved in food preservation. They conduct experiments in canning, freezing and drying. If everyone can preserve food utilizing a variety of methods and science principles, the activity...\n
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\nWater Microbes and Human Health\n

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\nHigh schoolers research the possible sources and human health effects of microbes found in recreational and drinking water. They explore the range of negative outcomes of contact with contaminated recreational and drinking water by...\n
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\nTesting and Adjusting pH\n

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\nPupils learn how to control food spoilage by adjusting the food's pH. They see that one of the most dangerous bacteria can grow in food if people don't handle and store food properly. Using knowledge of the bacteria's preferred pH,...\n
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\nGram Staining\n

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\nScholars use a lab simulation to test contaminated yogurt for bacteria by gram staining. They learn proper lab procedures for handling bacteria and for sterilizing equipment, and then walk through the process on their own to try gram...\n
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\nBacteria Sampling\n

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\nScholars explore the procedure for bacteria sampling in a virtual lab by first walking through a detailed step-by-step procedure of preparing the samples of raw milk and pasteurized milk, growing the bacteria, and comparing results....\n
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\nBacteria's Role in Food\n

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\nStudents grow bacteria cultures on agar in petri dishes and do a plate count. They participate in a yogurt making lab to see how bacteria produce lactic acid. They prepare a recipe and identify fungi, fermentation and the role of...\n
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\nHazards of Defrosted Food\n

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\nPeas spoilage hot, peas spoilage cold: examine the bacterial growth on newly defrosted peas versus peas that have been defrosted for 24 hours. Using the session one questions in the \"Microbes and Food Spoilage\" PDF, learners will make...\n
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\nPost-Assessment: And Now, What Do You Know About Microbes?\n

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\nYour life science class works in their groups to review the concept maps that they have constructed over the course of a microbiology unit. They share what they have learned with the rest of the class. In a second session, they are given...\n
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\nMicrobes and Our Food\n

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\nStudents investigate foodborne illnesses and involved microbes. They identify major pathogens and then research and explain how they contaminate foods and how people are affected.\n
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\nChapter 16, Food Biotechnology\n

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\nAlthough the points given on these slides are valid, the visual accessibility is poor. Consequently, many viewers would be distracted or entirely unable to view the presentation.  The content is a review of microorganisms and their...\n
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\nMicrobiology Design Challenge\n

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\nYoung scholars discover dangers to human health by researching what's in our drinking water.  In this water purification instructional activity, students discuss the conditions of water in undeveloped countries and why it is unsafe...\n
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\nBarf Bag Microbiology\n

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\nLearners investigate and determine which types of carbohydrates Baker's yeast prefers. They crumble Cheerios, Smarties, and Fruit Loops and feed them to the yeast and watch what happens, when the bags begin to barf.\n
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\nFood Safety-Consumers Need the Facts\n

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\nHigh schoolers begin by completing a survey asking them to rank their concerns about commercially prepared foods. They develop a definition of relative risk, and complete the \"Pro or Con\" worksheet. Students work in groups to make a...\n
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\nHow to Use Oil Immersion Microscope\n

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\nTeach the class how to use a microscope to identify bacteria in food. Scholars explore the different parts of the microscope and learn how to determine total magnification. They walk step-by-step through the procedure of preparing slides...\n
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\nWater Filtration\n

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\nStudents explore, analyze, study and demonstrate the procedures that municipal water plants may use to purify water for drinking. They cover the clean water processes of aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection.\n
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\nStream Quality Assessment\n

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\nStudents investigate many of the factors that affect water quality. They take measurements and water samples at a local stream and evaluate the health of their community's watershed. They write a report detailing their findings.\n
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\nIdentification of Gram Negative Bacilli—Oxidase\n

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\nMedMyst: Disease Defenders\n

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\nThe news often refers to a team of experts handling situations and outbreaks of illnesses. Young scientists learn about such a team as they train to prevent infectious disease outbreaks  Scholars meet three experts, learn about...\n
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\nThe Science of Microbes\n

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\nLooking for an interesting text to share the world of microbes with your middle school classroom? The edition contains explanations, worksheets, experiments, discussions, and links to outside sources for a true and complete...\n
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