Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Microbes in a Nature Center
For this Nature Center activity, middle schoolers will identify microbes found in the pond and creek in the Eden Valley-Watkins Nature Center. They will collect samples using a Petri dish.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Microbes in Action
The Microbes in Action program serves to promote an understanding and appreciation of the importance of microorganisms in our world by providing scientific information, hands-on activities, articles and news, curriculum units, and other...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Germs Spread? Why Do They Make Us Sick?
Germs are found on almost every surface we come in contact with, which makes it incredibly common for our bodies to be exposed to them. But why are some of these germs relatively harmless, while others can be fatal? The creators of this...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Biodiversity
This site from the American Institute of Biological Sciences contains articles on a wide array of issues related to species diversity and extinction. Many articles available in Spanish.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Infectious Diseases: Pathogens
An interactive, self-guided lesson on pathogens and microorganisms. This lesson has many descriptive animations as well as diagrams to help with understanding. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: What Do You Know About Microbes? (Pre Assessment)
A pre-assessment at the beginning of a unit on microorganisms to see what students understand about microbes. The lesson and a set of slides can be downloaded. An included instructional video on microbes is 14 min. 44 sec.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: The Variety and Roles of Microbes
Learners learn about the four major groups of microbes and their characteristics, and the roles microbes have in the world. The instructional activity and PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. The included instructional video on the four...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Observing Different Microbes
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.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Comparing Sizes of Microorganisms
Students create models of microbes to scale, and compare their sizes and shapes. A 'Microbe Scaling Chart' is provided. The activity and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 6 min. 39 sec.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Microbes Are Everywhere
Middle schoolers learn how to safely work with microbes in petri dishes, and how quickly they can develop into colonies. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 10 min. 24 sec.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: And Now, What Do You Know About Microbes? (Post Assessment)
A post-assessment at the end of a unit on microbes where students complete a multiple-choice quiz, and create and present a concept map of what they learned. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Beneath the Sea
What does it mean to be alive? Scientists are now revisiting this question as they discover previously unknown microorganisms at the bottom of the ocean.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Extremophile
Article describing some of the extreme environments where extremophile organisms can live, and giving examples from bacteria, archaea, flora, and fauna. (Published: November 26, 2010)
Other
Microbworld: Discover Unseen Life on Earth
Visit this terrific site "to find out all about the world of microbes from your own hands to the mighty Himalayas, landfills to oil spills, common colds to uncommon cures, under microscopes and in the news."
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey: Bioremediation: Nature's Way to a Cleaner Environment[pdf]
Excellent information provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Protists and Fungi
A multi-media learning modlue immersing students in the kingdoms of fungi and protists. Activities include informational text, video clips, animations, and student assignments.
Channel 4 Learning
4 L: Science Essentials: Choose Life
A great review for understanding life cycles and many aspects of living things. Find topics and their main ideas, vocabulary review, quizzes, and complementary activities for teachers to use.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Extreme Microbes
The resource explores the National Science Foundation's special report on extreme microbes. Some topics included are radiation eaters and amazing survivors. The interactive activity consists of a video tours, illustrations, related...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Rediscovering Biology: Unit 4: Microbial Diversity
A complete learning module on microbial diversity that includes a downloadable textbook chapter, teacher guide, and lesson activities. The chapter can also be viewed online. In addition, there are animations, images, a video, and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Aquatic Organisms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Study the research of aquatic organisms and how they move and live. Be prepared to give examples of the types of these wet organisms.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Microbiology
In this interactive learning module, students focus on the structure and function, metabolism, reproductive processes, and biological importance of viruses, prokaryotes, fungi, and protists.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Save a Life, Clean Some Water!
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Biological Processes: Putting Microbes to Work
Students learn the fundamentals of using microbes to treat wastewater. They discover how wastewater is generated and its primary constituents. Microbial metabolism, enzymes and bioreactors are explored to fully understand the primary...
Other
Society for General Microbiology: Microbiology Online
The Society for General Microbiology is a UK based resource for microbiologists to discuss various topics within the field of microbiology. Microbiology Online is geared to educators and students of these invisible organisms equipped...