These extensions are brought to you by other teachers who have used this unit. They have not been evaluated by The Einstein Project. (Rev. 4/24/12)
ACTIVITIES:
Use hyper studio to do presentations & research - compare/contrast living organisms
Pond study – Barkhausen
Trip to Fallen Timbers
Tour the lab at St. Vincent Hospital
Tour Hoard Museum in Ft. Atkinson – information on pasteurization
Have students search for their own specimens
Grow mold on a piece of bread with various liquids
Have students bring in "mystery items" for viewing
TAM – Neville Museum for Human body study (go to a human body systems unit after this unit – cells)
INQUIRY:
Research Louis Pasteur – students get a chance to see him in a well-rounded way
Med. Tech./Lab. Tech. speaker from a hospital - showe slides of blood cells & bacteria
Speaker on Landfills, recycling & composting
Teacher-tube on YouTube has lots of clips of micro organisms
Bring in pond water samples. Can see some swimming organisms & find more when they make slides.
Microbiology of Decomposition
VIDEOS:
"The Secret Life of 118 Green Street The Amazing Unseen World Around Us " - ABC World of Discovery
"Microworlds" – National Geographic Society
"Microbiology: classifying microorganisms"
"Imagining a Hidden World: the Light Microscope"
"Protists: threshold of Life" – National Geographic
"The Microscope & its Incredible World" – PBS
"Microbes: smallest forms of life"
"Life of the Red Blood Cell"
"The Odyssey of Life: the Unknown World" - Nova
BOOKS:
Bugs - Scholastic books
Animals, Plants, or Mineral? - Rigby
Microworlds – Discovery Deck
WEBSITES:
http://www.cellsalive.com/ -great site for cell division and cell models
