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The Identification of Bacteria
Students are given a two week period to put to use the knowledge they have gained while studying bacteria. As a culminating activity, students each receive three unknown bacteria to identify.
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Microorganisms
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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Review of Microorganisms
In this microorganism worksheet students complete a series of multiple choice questions on fungi, bacteria and other organisms.
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Bacteria Concept Map
In this life science learning exercise, students complete a concept map on bacteria. They fill in 7 blanks with the appropriate answer from the word list.
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Bacteria Crossword Puzzle
In this biology instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 42 questions about bacteria. They identify the different characteristics of bacteria.
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The Smelly Sandwich Case
In this exponential function worksheet, learners theorize the growth rate of bacteria found on a sandwich hidden in a student's locker. There are 6 questions to answer to solve the mystery.
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Introduction to Biology
Students participate in a variety of activities to introduce them to biology. In this biology lesson plan, students use microscopes, discover bacteria, view human anatomy, and more.
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Germs and the Body
Students explore biology by completing an illness worksheet. In this human germs lesson, students identify how germs are transferred from one body to another and the prevention methods that can be taken. Students complete a worksheet...
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Bacteria
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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Food Preservation
Learners examine the different food canning methods and how to be safe canning. In this canning lesson students examine the hazards of improperly canning.
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Winogradsky in a Bottle: Beginning a Winogradsky Column
Students study changes in the environment using a microscale experiment. In this environmental science activity, students construct a modified "Winogradsky Column" to observe bacteria activities. They record observations and formulate a...
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Snot: NC Summer Tour Lesson 2007
Students study various aspects of mucous. In this mucous lesson, students investigate the purpose of mucous. Students create fake mucous.
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Virus and Bacteria Worksheet
In this viruses and bacteria worksheet, students circle all the places that viruses and bacteria can hide in a picture of a classroom. Students do this for 1 picture.
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Nutrition and Food Science
Students examine the causes and symptoms of food-borne illnesses and ways to prevent them. In this nutrition lesson students work in teams to investigate a type of food-borne illness and present a scenario about it.
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Diversity of Life: Pathogens
Students research bacteria and viruses that carry pathogens. In this diversity lesson, students examine how pathogens spread disease through bacteria and viruses. Students write a report on disease caused by bacteria or virus including...
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Fighting Invisible Enemies
Students examine antibiotics, what they do and what things were like before we had them. In this antibiotics lesson plan students research bacteria and antibiotics then as a group prepare a written report.
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Diversity of Life
Pupils identify the difference between eukaryote and prokaryotes and examine the structure of bacteria. In this bacteria lesson students examine the different ways that bacteria are classified through an activity.
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Just Because You Cannot See It... Doesn't Mean It's Not There
Students discover bacteria which is around them by using agar over three days. In this biology lesson, students predict what they will see over the three days and then take photographs of what is actually shown. Finally, students write...
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Backyard Bacteria
Students experiment with different bacterias that they found and make predictions of their growth. In this investigative activity students use petri dishes to grow their bacteria then summarize what has happened.
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Let's Make a Tubeworm!
Young scholars discuss deep-sea chemosynthetic communities then create a poster of a three-dimensional tubeworm. In this creative lesson students create their own tubeworm and write a written report on it.
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Design a Silly Tour of the Archaebacteria Kingdom
In this design a tour of the archaebacteria kingdom instructional activity, students read about the kingdom moneran being split into two kingdoms, one of which is the archaebacteria, then use the information to design a silly tour...
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Lesson 1: Bacteria on the Run
Students discuss bacteria. In this bacteria lesson plan, students see how bacteria in foods can cause illness and how to keep yourself safe. This lesson plan contains five activities and pre and post tests.
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Keeping Our Food Safe
Young scholars learn about bacteria and how it is all around us on people and on surfaces. Students develop an understanding of the correct hand washing technique to ensure their cleanliness. Young scholars demonstrate exactly how to...