Observe the two species of bacteria that are found in yogurt by cultivating them on agar plates. In this lab, students will use microbiology techniques to explore these anaerobes. Lesson plan gives a lab procedure, teacher instructions,...

Students prepare slides of and examine three types of common microbes using a light microscope, recording what they observe. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 22 min. 36 sec.