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In this design challenge, learners will use microbes to design and grow a custom biomaterial at home and make something creative with it.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore chemistry and the microbial world by making their own sourdough starter and bread at home using only flour and water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this lab (Activity #2 on page), learners compare bacteria growth on two petri dishes containing nutrient agar. Learners touch the doors, faucets, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use Styrofoam to collect organisms from a pond, estuary or marine environment and then examine what they have caught with a microscope.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use coverslips to collect organisms from a pond, estuary or marine environment and then examine what they have caught with a microscope.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners grow germs collected from their hands and other objects. They cultivate the germs on a growth medium (such as slices of grapefruit or processed cheese) for a week.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this four-day activity, learners grow bacteria and/or fungi from a variety of locations and compare the results.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners compare bacteria growth on two petri dishes containing nutrient agar: one that has been touched by a finger washed only with water and one that has been tou

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days