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WebQuests for the K-12 Classroom


Explore the amazing world of microbes using our WebQuest guided discovery exercises. 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 Webquests to these collections, and submit suggestions for additional topics of interest.


Dunaiella.

Living in an Alkaline Environment is a WebQuest examining the behaviors, adaptations, and diversity of organisms living in and around Mono Lake.



Mono Lake
Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake is a WebQuest exploring the biodiversity, natural history, and preservation of Mono Lake. This activity calls upon the resources housed in MLER and asks students, grades 9-12, to consider the preservation of the Mono Lake environment in relation to the needs of humans.


Atlantic White Cedar Swamp microbes
Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps is a WebQuest that combines science and literacy to bring the microbes of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps to life. Through the use of antrhopomorphism, students develop oral and illustrated short stories dedicated to enhancing awareness of these organisms.



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