In this lab, you will be exploring the organisms present in pond water. Add leaves and grasses to your pond water. Students will observe and document the organisms found in the water over a two-week period. Additionally, they will analyze the data, calculate rates of organism increase, create a function, and make predictions about future organism populations.
Why does swiss cheese have holes? I have to admit I never thought about it, but this video show how bacteria goes through processes that create air bubbles that end up being the holes in the cheese.
This video is going to be hilarious to show your students? The joke, "Silent but Violent" when referring to gas or farts is the basis of the video. The video explains what types of gasses are expelled from the body and why some smell and others don't.
This is a great video that can be used as an introduction or a simple review of the characteristics of life.
This video does an incredible job of discussing how bacteria are overcoming our human-created anti-bacteria. It discusses the different ways in which bacteria reproduce and current technologies being used in developing better anti-bacteria. WARNING: Judge the maturity of your class and watch this first to make sure that your students can handle it. They use the word sex instead of sexual reproduction.
This MinuteEarth video does a great job exploring the history and science behind spoiled foods such as cheese, wine, coffee, and bread. It discusses how bacteria help to make our food healthy and good to eat as well as some of the dangers behind certain bacteria such as salmonella.
This SciShow video discusses what Demodex mites are, how we get them on our skin, and why they would choose our faces to live. This video teaches that students are never alone. Millions of creatures depend on them for survival.