Medicines for Microbes
- summary
- planning board
- measuring microbe growth
- downloads
This unit proves an opportunity for children to think about micro-organisms, and come to understand that they can be both helpful and harmful, depending on how they are grown and used. The activities are put in a real-life context, that of biotechnology and the development of new medicines, with the need to find the best conditions for mould growth.
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Related Challenge Club Activities:
Making Medicines (new window/tab)
Presentation version of planning board (new window/tab)
Presentation version of measuring microbe growth (new window/tab)
These resources may be downloaded and used without an internet connection:
| Resource | Media type | Resource size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning board: Investigating microbe growth |  (PowerPoint) |
80 kB | Presentation PowerPoint version of planning board |
| Planning board Notes: Investigating microbe growth |  (pdf) |
93 kB | Teachers' notes on using the planning board |
| Measuring microbe growth | (pdf) |
110 kB | Methods for measuring microbe growth |
| Measuring microbe growth: Notes | (pdf) |
82 KB | Teachers' notes on Measuring microbe growth |
Notes
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