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In this activity related to microbes, learners make slides of cells from an onion skin and Elodea (American or Canadian waterweed) to observe under a microscope.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this playful activity, learners explore the structure of the cell—the basic unit of every living organism—by creating a model of cell structures using soap bubbles, and by examining a slice of onio

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this laboratory activity, learners use a simple procedure to bait oomycetes from water and/ or soil and then examine these fungus-like organisms with the microscope to see how they look.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Learners use a simple process to extract DNA from strawberries.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This demonstration can be used to help learners visualize DNA by lysing (breaking open) bacterial cells on a slide and “stringing up” the DNA with a toothpick in less than one minute.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the process of osmosis by adding salt to a sealed bag of raw carrots and comparing it to a control.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Working in small groups, learners receive a written scenario regarding a bacterium with a certain goal it must carry out.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes