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Microbes Around Us—Student Laboratory Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

Microbes Around Us Laboratory Kit for Biology and Life Science
Microbes Around Us Laboratory Kit for Biology and Life Science
Item #: FB1218 

Price: $55.99

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With the Microbes Around Us Laboratory Kit for biology and life science, see microbes growing on “clean” surfaces.

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Yuck! That’s what your students will say when they see microbes growing on their agar plates. Students will be amazed at the microbes they find on “clean” surfaces! Once additional testing is completed, students will determine whether antibacterial products really work. The step-by-step directions provided will help you prepare for a safe and involving first microbiology laboratory. Enough materials are provided to make 60 agar plates. Student experimental designs and lab group size will determine how many kits you will need. The preparation of sterile agar-filled Petri dishes requires the use of an autoclave or pressure cooker.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Nutrient agar, 25 g
Culture (petri) dish, 90 x 15 mm, 60
Transparent tape, matte finish, 3


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Asking questions and defining problems
Planning and carrying out investigations
Developing and using models
Analyzing and interpreting data
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence
Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
HS-LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms

Crosscutting Concepts

Systems and system models
Patterns
Cause and effect

Performance Expectations

MS-LS1-5. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
HS-LS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.