
Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs |
We're Outnumbered
Experiment: How can we grow germs to study them?
Supplies: bouillon cubes or powder, sugar, 1 envelope gelatin, 5 foil muffin cups
This is optional if you are doing the Magic School Bus kit.
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Bacteria
Experiment: How can chemicals pass in and out of a cell?
Supplies:
Liquid vanilla extract, balloon |
Viruses
Experiment:
How does a bacteriophage get into a cell without destroying it?
Supplies: balloon, cooking oil, wooden skewer or toothpick |
Germs Get Around
Activity: What happens when germs divide?
Supplies: paper, ink pad, eraser |

Germ Stories |
The Germ Parade
Staphylococcus Aureus (food poisoning)
This is a book of fun poems and silly illustrations to introduce your students to lots of different germs.
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Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever)
Clostridium Tetani (tetnus) |
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (yeast)
Streptococcus Pneumoniae (Pneumonia) |
Myxobacterium Xanthus (germ wars)
Helicobacter pylori (stomach ulcer) |