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2003 Summer Mathematics and Science Institutes for Middle School Teachers in DC |
supported by
the Government
of the District of Columbia, the National
Science Foundation, the American Association
for the Advancement of Science and the Carnegie
Institution of Washington
Each Institute is filled and has a waiting list.
You are here: http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/first_light_case/horn/MSI/MSImicrobes/microbesmsi.html
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Instructors: Dr. Florence Fasanelli, Associate Director of DC ACTS, and Dr. Toby Horn, DC ACTS in DCPS
Session IV Microorganisms
| small | food | parasite |
| single cell | yogurt, cheese, yeast, bread, wine, beer, alcohol | germs disease-causing |
| multicellular | living moves and grows | virus (es of yogurt bacteria) |
| mini (how big is it?) | bacteria, prokaryote | airborne |
| can't see with naked eye | plants and animals | pathogens |
| water | paramecium | glaciers |
| soil | asexual | geysers |
| diverse | deep ocean | mines |
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Meet the genomes of gut bacteria! |
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Scientific Notation, and more ...
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hands and safe handling (aseptic technique)
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microorganisms in ponds, lakes and streams (life in a drop of pond water)
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microorganisms for food
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cells that make us up can be considered microorganisms (cheek cells)
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food and safety |
behavior
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toxicology
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sizing up counting and sampling
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sizing up magnification
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Approved microbe activities from Waksman Lessons from AskERIC Lessons from Microbe World |
Pathogens that are microorganisms
Protozoan races
