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Agar Art - An Intro to Microbiology

Introduce your students to microbiology.

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Grade Level: High School
Discipline: Biology
Standards: Tennessee State Standards

BIO1.LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes.  
BIO2.LS4: Biological Change: Unity and Diversity.


Introduce your students to microbiology. Check out this lab idea to teach your students what cells are, how to distinguish between eukaryotes and prokaryotes, and how bacteria grow and reproduce. Plus, help them understand how it all relates back to real life with instances like MRSA and Nosocomial infections.

Learn more by downloading the activity plan above. 


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