"Monera and Fungi Lab Activities"

Culture Common Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria

How Does Changing The Type Of Food Affect Yeast Respiration?

Using penicillin-impregnated discs on two plates, students grow one lawn each of two common, naturally occurring pathogen bacteria.

This interdisciplinary kinesthetic lab has groups of students building their own models of 5 different viruses: tobacco mosaic, mumps, influenza, potato X, and a bacteriophage.

What Environmental Conditions Can Affect Organism Growth?

Is This Epidemic Caused By A New Strain Of Bacteria?

Teach the Importance of Aseptic Techniques

Test for the presence of bacteria in your workspace before and after cleaning with this TSA Microbiology Experiment Kit.

Use the Exact Water-Testing Procedures Used by Health Authorities

Learn How to Identify Bacteria Using Several Different Staining Procedures

Produce High-Titer T-Series Coliphages Without Setting Up an Aeration System

This lab features two experiments that let students determine the resistance of bacteria to tetracycline, an antibiotic. Developed by Edward Alcamo.

First test step in Identifying Pathogenic Staphylococcus.

Study structure and motility of a variety of common slime molds

Observe a relationship between two organisms that together produce an effect they could not achieve individually.

Students find the answers to such questions as how much bacteria does soap or mouthwash eliminate, and which mouth contains more bacteria — a human or a dog.