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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bacteria's Role in Food

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students grow bacteria cultures on agar in petri dishes and do a plate count. They participate in a yogurt making lab to see how bacteria produce lactic acid. They prepare a recipe and identify fungi, fermentation and the role of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Good Guys - Small Packages

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read documentation about microorganisms in agriculture and share what they've read with partners. They taste samples of yogurt and describe the yogurt making process. They experiment with fermenting milk to recreate the yogurt...
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Activity
University of Missouri

Umsl: Microbes in Action: Cultivation of Bacteria From Yogurt [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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,...