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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: E. Coli [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 9th
Fact card on E. coli, a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness, explains where E. coli can be found and how to protect yourself from contracting it.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Who's Hitchhiking in Your Food?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
How can you tell if harmful bacteria are growing in your food? Students learn to culture bacteria in order to examine ground meat and bagged salad samples, looking for common foodborne bacteria such as E. coli or salmonella. After 2-7...
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CNN

Cnn: In Depth Inspection at Beef Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
A CNN news story detailing a USDA inspection of a beef plant - hoping to find the source a large e.coli scare. The search for the source and details about the recall of large quantities of tainted meat are detailed.
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Other

Museum of Health Care: Death in a Glass: The Case of Walkerton, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2000, Walkerton's water became infected with E. coli and many residents fell ill. This exhibit describes how public health officials handled the outbreak and investigation. The case made the public far more aware of issues around...
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CNN

Cnn: Usda:take Burger's Temperature to Prevent e.coli

For Students 9th - 10th
A short news story about the need to test the temperature while cooking meats.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Reproduction and Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission, and find out the use of E. coli bacteria in molecular biology.
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New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Department of Health: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
General informational facts about Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo: Poo Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
A light-hearted and informative section about the role of microorganisms in decomposing human waste. It has a colorful, clickable graphic aiding in navigation of the site. Fun and informative.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Harlem Dna Lab: Bacterial Transformations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will transform E. Coli bacteria to be resistant to ampicillin and to glow green. Students will use genetic engineering techniques to insert plasmids into the bacteria. The site contains background reading,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Test and Treat Before You Drink

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners learn about water quality testing and basic water treatment processes and technology options. Biological, physical and chemical treatment processes are addressed, as well as physical and biological water quality testing,...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Eubacteria Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents examples of eubacteria along with descriptions.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Genes Can Be Turned on and Off

For Students 9th - 10th
Two French scientists describe the research they did to figure out how bacteria turn certain genes on and off. The topic is a little involved, but the animations should help you understand the process.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Plasmids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is part of an "Online Biology Book" and contains excellent text and visuals. Discusses F and R plasmids and includes great illustrations. Well organized and clear.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Food Poisoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will learn about food poisoning by preparing and performing small skits.
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Other

Primer on Climate Change and Human Health [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to climate change in Canada. This site offers both a national look and then looks at the implications of climate change on specific regions and provinces.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Diseases Caused by Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of background information, description of microscopic appearance, and characteristics of pathogenic bacterias.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Is the Gold in My Jewelry Real?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, determine if the oligodynamic effect of gold on bacteria is strong enough to differentiate between jewelry of different karats. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Worm Hunt: Isolating Soil Nematodes From Your Backyard

For Students 9th - 10th
Nematodes, also called roundworms, are the most abundant animal on Earth and can be found in your back yard, playgrounds, and many other places. This lab involves isolating nematodes from several soil samples to discover the best...
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Other

Museum of Health Care: Death in a Glass

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can learn all about water pathogens in this online exhibit. They'll explore what kinds of micro-organisms infect water, how a water supply can get contaminated, how it is protected, and how officials investigate cases of...
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Other

Nsf International: Nsf Scrub Club

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Keep yourself clean, kill bacteria, and stay healthy all year long by washing your hands (and under your fingernails) with warm soapy water. Play the "6 Steps Game" to learn how to properly clean your hands, meet the "villains" that...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Save a Life, Clean Some Water!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student teams practice water quality analysis through turbidity measurement and coliform bacteria counts. They use information about water treatment processes to design prototype small-scale water treatment systems and test the influent...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Transformation, Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Animated slide show illustrating Morton Mandel and Akiko Higa's calcium chloride method of DNA transformation.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Through animated images, follow the experiment which created the first custom-made organism containing recombinant DNA.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Trp Operon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the trp repressor controls gene expression. Find out about feedback inhibition and attenuation.

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