Special Collections for the K-12 Classroom

Explore the amazing world of microbes using our Special Collections! For teachers, discover a wealth of related resources, teaching strategies, and activities that have been developed by collaborating projects and fellow educators.

Please contribute additional resources and activities to these collections, and submit suggestions for additional topics of interest.

The Winogradsky Column is an excellent activity, specifically for grades 5 - 12, to demonstrate the growth of microorganisms. Building a Winogradsky Column is both inexpensive and effective, offering students a memorable hands-on experience. The resources provided will help you get started. Have fun in the mud!

Living in the Microbial World is a summer workshop for middle and high school educators, hosted by the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. This on-line collection represents resources and activities developed for, and as a result of, the collaboration between teacher participants and Woods Hole scientists.

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