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Down in the Dirt Wonders Beckon part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This news article reports the use of DNA extraction, amplification, cloning, and screening to uncover the unknown microorganisms of the soil and sea by targeting their genetic makeup. The discovery ...

Probing Biodiversity: Molecular Techniques Offer Powerful New Tools part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article introduces the molecular methods used to assess biological diversity. It begins by defining DNA and nucleotide sequencing. An illustration describes the application of molecular methods ...

Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This richly illustrated book combines vivid images from the complementary major PBS television series with imaginative original artwork to tell the compelling story of the world of microbes and their ...

Dirtland Microbe Zoo part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdmain.html
From the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology, this web site features "Dirtland", an interactive microbe zoo. The site explores the endless varieties of ...

Glow: Living Lights part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.sdnhm.org/archive/exhibits/glow/index.html
This 48-page Teacher's Guide accompanies the "Glow: Living Lights" exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum. In PDF format, the guide contains 12 lesson plans ...

Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pbs.org/opb/intimatestrangers/
This PBS documentary provides an overview of the microbial world and offers an exciting glimpse into the field of microbiology. Meet scientists from around the world investigating the microbial world ...

Guide to Identification of Fresh Water Microorganisms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.msnucleus.org/watersheds/mission/plankton.pdf
This seven-page guide can be used to identify freshwater microorganisms. Categories include microscopic autotrophic organisms (i.e. algae), heterotrophic protozoa, other freshwater plankton ...

All Creatures Microscopically Small part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2000011...
This lesson is part of the New York Times Learning Network, a service in which lesson plans are created to accompany newspaper articles. In this lesson, students investigate the physical and ...

Tardigrade Species Distribution Project: Lesson Plan part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.iwu.edu/~tardisdp/lessonplan.html
This online lesson plan was designed for students taking part in the active research project to document the distribution of a new species of tardigrade, a microscopic invertebrate animal. The ...