This image-rich BioMedia article features tips from a micro-naturalist about finding and studying microorganisms. Topics include sampling micro-life communities, care of collected samples, more collection techniques, protists and pollution, culturing protists, microscope techniques for viewing living protists, and observing protists in the field. This article is part of a series called "The Lives of Micro-organisms: A Micro-Naturalist's Notebook". The website also contains links to other articles and features of BioMedia, including a gallery of images and a teacher page with various downloadable teaching guides for BioMedia programs.
Subject: Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Microscopy, Culturing Methods, Field Methods Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)Keywords: Halteria, Stentor, bacteria, microorganism traps, Spirostomum, Paramecium, Vorticella, rotifers, nematodes, waterbears, Euglena, termite symbionts
