Microbe Lab

Biology discovery

Microbe Lab

Today's mission

Microbe Lab: Look and choose

Microbe Lab: Choose the handwashing step that removes the most pretend glow dust.

Notice Try Show
Two hands under a glow lamp after a quick rinse and a soap wash

What do you think?

Grown-up guide

Learning goal

Use visible test evidence to infer that unseen agents can move between surfaces.

Listen for

If something is too small to see, no observation can give evidence about it.

Teaching move

Call the material a safe model and never imply the glow dust is a real germ.

Standards under review

2-PS1-1 / NHES.7.2.1

Educator review is required before verified-release status.

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