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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

The Effects of Colloidal Silver on Microbial Growth: Investigating Snake Oil Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Can 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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Effects of Over Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation on the Growth of Plants and Bacteria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the effects of UV light and ozone on plant and bacteria growth. In this ultraviolet light and ozone lesson plan, students grow bean and mustard greens to study the effects of UV light and ozone on the plant growth....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bacteria

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them.  In this investigative lesson students examine harmful bacteria. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Viruses and Bacteria

For Students 9th - 12th
In this viruses and bacteria activity, students will read information comparing the characteristics of bacteria and viruses. Then students will match 8 statements as either describing a virus or a bacteria.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Two Kingdoms of Bacteria

For Students 7th - 8th
In this bacterial growth activity, students conduct an experiment on how temperature affects bacterial growth between a jar placed in the refrigerator and another in a warm place. They also describe what they would infer was the primary...
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Curated OER

On the Microbe Trail: An Introduction to Bacteria and Aseptic Technique

For Teachers 10th
Tenth 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.
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Curated OER

Bacteria Pool Party

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the organisms of bacteria. They are given a culture of bacteria that can be observed under a microscope. The students make observations that are recorded. The activity includes the mention of specific safety...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Two Kingdoms of Bacteria

For Students 9th
In this bacterial growth worksheet, 9th graders name and describe the three types of bacteria found. Then they label the figure of the bacterium by writing the correct term next to each number. Students also describe the difference...
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Curated OER

Backyard Bacteria

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students experiment with different bacterias that they found and make predictions of their growth.  For this investigative lesson students use petri dishes to grow their bacteria then summarize what has happened. 
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Curated OER

Petri-fied of Bacteria

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the existence of bacteria all around them and consider the roles, both positive and negative, that bacteria play. Over a period of several days, students conduct an experiment in which they predict, determine, log, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Simulation of Irradiation

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this irradiation worksheet, students simulate the effects of irradiation on bacteria growth by using UV light. Then students complete 6 short answer questions.
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Activity
University of Waikato

Growing Soil Microbes

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
View how microbes grow in soil. Class members first create a Winogradsky column to grow bacteria. They then set up the column of mud in a plastic bottle and include a food source for the microbes and observe the column of mud over the...
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Curated OER

Microbes in Long Island Sound

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover the harm and benefits of microbes. For this biology lesson, students explore water, nitrogen and carbon cycles. They investigate the factors affecting bacteria growth.
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Lesson Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Population Dynamics

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Will human population growth always be exponential, or will we find a limiting factor we can't avoid? Young scientists learn about both exponential and logistic growth models in various animal populations. They use case studies to...
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Curated OER

Your Body: A Bacteria Incubator!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use string, a petri dish, water, wipes, and other materials to collect bacteria from their body. In this bacteria lesson plan, students use ingredients to collect bacteria, observe it, predict what will happen over time, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multiplying Microbes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine environmental conditions that effect bacteria growth. They culture bacteria, design and conduct an experiment, and identify the conditions that effected the bacteria growth using the scientific method.
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Interactive
Learning Games Lab

The pH Scale and Meter Calibration

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What are the different ways to test for pH? First, scholars explore the pH scale and a common way to test for acidity and alkalinity. Then, they learn about the importance of pH in food safety and why variance in pH could potentially...
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Curated OER

Factors Affecting Plant Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the physical and chemical factors that affect plant growth. In this biology lesson, students explain the role of hormones in plants. They investigate how competition with other plants affect their growth.
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Curated OER

Factors Affecting Microbial Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to a lecture on four factors that influence microbial growth and they discuss how to test the optimal growth requirements of a designated bacterium. They design and carry out laboratory investigations to test growth of...
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Curated OER

DEMONSTRATING AN EPIDEMIC

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience a small scale "epidemic," demonstrating the ease with which disease organisms are spread, and enables the student to determine the originator of the "epidemic." They transfer live bacteria by hand contact, then...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Life In the Soil: Home Sweet Home: Red Worms

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this soil worksheet, learners complete 2 pages about the importance of soil in plant growth. Students read about red worms and answer 2 questions about composting. Learners fill out a chart with their observations of plants planted in...
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PPT
Curated OER

Microorganisms

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Though there are seventy-seven slides in this PowerPoint, only small bits of information are presented on each. It outlines the roles microorganisms play in the environment and spends time listing characteristics of each four different...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phenotypic and Genotypic Changes in Bacteria

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate a rapid method to render the bacterium Escherichia coli "competent" to uptake plasmid DNA. They demonstrate the phenotypic changes associated with transformation. They perform a cell resuspension from the...
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Interactive
Learning Games Lab

Understanding Water Activity

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How does water activity play a role in food spoilage? First, the learners think about which types of foods would be best to take on a backpacking trip based on the water activity of different foods. It then walks through why water...

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