The Scientific Toolbox

In 2002, the American Society for Microbiology and the National Association for Biology Teachers (NABT) released a set of 17 hands-on activities “that correlate with and build on the themes and ideas presented in the PBS series, “Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth.” This set of activities can be downloaded free of charge from the MicrobeWorld Activities website or can be purchased by NABT members on-line.

Note: I have used some of these activities in workshops with teachers and would highly recommend them.

Fun? Fluffly? Plush? Microbes?

That’s right, stuffed toy microbes (4-inches tall) are available commercially at giantmicrobes.com. I already have the “health” collection and plan to order the “maladies” collection in the near future.