Predicting Growth

Lesson Plan

Approach

Plate Interpretation

Results

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Strengths

Promotes active learning Utilizes scientific method Relates to many concepts Highly flexible!

Caveats

Safety: Goggles & Gloves (latex or nitrile) Seal dishes (tape or parafilm) Decontamination

Additions & Modifications

Bacterial Transformation Hand washing techniques Sensitivity Plates

Resources

Researchers in the HMP are sampling and analyzing the genome of microbes from five sites on the human body: nasal passages, oral cavities, skin, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract. http://youtu.be/A-IqdPch9t0