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In this activity (on pages 24-34), learners explore the four-part stomach of cows (and other grazing animals called ruminants), and compare it to the human one-part stomach and its digestive process.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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This is a series of quick activities/demos and pre-assessment tools that evaluate learners' current understanding of microbes and introduce them to basic information about microbes.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this open-ended multicultural lab activity, learners investigate the effectiveness of herbal remedies.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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 (on pages 19-21 of the PDF) learners observe mold growing on potatoes. Preparation for this activity has to start a week before, to allow time for the mold to grow on the potatoes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a microscope to examine three different microbes: bacteria, yeast and paramecia. Educator will need to prepare the yeast solution one day before the activity.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this lab, learners evaluate the relative effectiveness of various chemical substances (i.e. garlic powder, bathroom cleaner, mouthwash, etc.) as antimicrobial agents.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 4 to 24 hours
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This activity helps learners visualize the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by constructing three-dimensional HIV particle models from paper.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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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Learners make kimchee or sauerkraut, which is really just fermented cabbage, in a 2-liter plastic bottle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity related to microbes, learners use water drops and hand lenses to begin the exploration of magnification. This activity also introduces learners to the microscope.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to microbes, learners create scale models of microorganisms and compare relative sizes of common bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa using metric measures: meters, centimete

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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 activity, learners make balloon models of disease-causing bacteria.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use sets of cards to assign microorganisms to different groups.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes