Monday, February 3, 2014

Bacteria

Our class had an opportunity to learn about bacteria from Cortny, Williams a parent volunteer and scientist. An order of surplus petri dishes became a place for us to test different types of bacteria and how they grow. Students tested a variety of materials from around the classroom as well as outside!
Cortny took the petri dishes back to her lab and returned a week later.  Students were excited to see the results and understood if the results were not what they expected. It was a great learning experience for all!
Here is a video and some activities to delve deeper into the world of bacteria!
Check out the movie on bacteria!  click on the link for free videos and under the science section will be a movie about bacteria. There are also other interesting concepts for you to explore.