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Zoom into Microbiology

Tips to Come Prepared

Before you visit the Genovesi Environmental Study Center (GESC) with your class, review the Educator's Guide to prepare for your students.

Read the Essential Questions (p. 1) and Connections to Standards (p. 2) to decide how you want to link your curriculum with your field trip
Complete the Pre-Visit Lesson with your class activating student interest and engagement
Come to GESC ready to engage and learn with our experiential, hands-on field trip program, Zoom into Microbiology

Library Finds

Unseen Worlds by Hélène Rajcak Look through a microscope and discover a hidden universe of tiny creatures right before your eyes! The perfect book for curious kids aged 8+ Unfold each page to reveal stunningly detailed illustrations bursting with jelly-like amoebae, predatory centipedes, ravenous mosquitos and more mites than you could imagine. From the murky ocean depths to your kitchen cupboard and even inside your nose, you'll travel to locations both familiar and strange as you search for the smallest creatures on Planet Earth. You'll never see the world the same way again!
Tiny Creatures by Nicola Davies "Sutton's large-scale illustrations help children to visualize microorganisms and processes that are too small to see. . . . A handsome and rewarding picture book." -- Booklist (starred review) All around the world--in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body--there are living things so tiny that millions could fit on an ant's antenna. They're busy doing all sorts of things, from giving you a cold and making yogurt to eroding mountains and helping to make the air we breathe.
Hidden Worlds by Stephen Kramer There are hidden worlds in nature--places you can visit only with a microscope. For more than twenty-five years, Dennis Kunkel has been exploring these worlds. Through the lenses of powerful microscopes, he has examined objects most people have never even thought about: a mosquito's foot, a crystal of sugar, a grain of pollen, the delicate hairs on a blade of grass. Hidden Worlds takes you behind the scenes of Dennis's work and explains how he captures his remarkable images of microscopic life and objects. You'll learn how Dennis became interested in microscopes as a boy, how he prepares specimens for study, and how different kinds of microscopes work. You'll also have the chance to follow Dennis as he collects in the field--from the ash-covered slopes of Mount St. Helens to the lava tubes, rainforests, and beaches of his home state of Hawaii.
Gut Bugs, Dust Mites, and Other Microorganisms You Can't Live Without by Mark Weakland The world is full of microscopic creatures. But who would have thought that we needed these tiny creatures to digest the food in our bodies or make the oxygen we need to breathe? Get out your microscope, and get ready to examine the microorganisms we can't live without.
Microscopes and Telescopes by Rebecca Stefoff Presents the history of the telescope and the microscope, explains how they work, and looks at their use today.

Essential Questions

What is microscopy?
How does a light microscope work?
What are living things made of?

Our Educator Guide

Zoom into Microbiology Educator Guide

Sora eBooks

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All in a Drop by Lori Alexander Robert F. Sibert Honor Award winner A Junior Library Guild Selection A 2020 Outstanding Science Trade Book A New York Public Library Best of 2019 A 2020 Best STEM Book by NSTA and CBC For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us.  Microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. But in Antony van Leeuwenhoek's time, people believed that what they saw with their own eyes was all that existed in the world. How did a simple tradesman--who didn't go to college or speak English or Latin like all the other scientists--change everyone's minds?             Proving that remarkable discoveries can come from the most unexpected people and places, this eye-opening chapter book, illustrated with lively full-color art, celebrates the power of curiosity, ingenuity, and persistence.
Small Matters by Heather Ferranti Kinser Can something small matter at all? Of course it can! In this book for young readers (who know a thing or two about being small), you can take a super close look at details too little to be seen with the human eye. Powerful shots from scanning electron microscopes show shark skin, bird feathers, the hairs on a honeybee's eye, and so much more, proving that tiny details can make a BIG difference.
The Vast Wonder of the World by Mélina Mangal; Luisa Uribe (Illustrator) "A must-purchase picture book biography of a figure sure to inspire awe and admiration among readers."--School Library Journal (starred review) Extraordinary illustrations and lyrical text present pioneering African American scientist Ernest Everett Just. Ernest Everett Just was not like other scientists of his time. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. He noticed details others failed to see. He persisted in his research despite the discrimination and limitations imposed on him as an African American. His keen observations of sea creatures revealed new insights about egg cells and the origins of life. Through stunning illustrations and lyrical prose, this picture book presents the life and accomplishments of this long overlooked scientific pioneer.
ISBN: 1512483753
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
What Do Scientists Do All Day? by Jane Wilsher; Maggie Li (Illustrator) *2021 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book  What do scientists do all day? Find out in this beautifully illustrated book that features more than 100 scientists at work. Little ones can explore 14 different colorful scenes, turning the page after each to learn about eight special scientists you will find there. Spot the scientists and learn about the jobs they do in these fascinating places: nature reserve, health center, Arctic research station, hospital, museum, our new city, mission control and on the space station, observatory, aerospace center, botanical gardens, Earth Science center, energy plant, university, and technology and computer lab. Meet the environmentalist at the nature reserve, the nurse at the hospital, the archaeologist at the museum, the navigation engineer at mission control, the astronomer at the observatory, the fungi specialist at the botanical gardens...you'll be amazed at the range of things scientists work on.

Zoom into Microbiology

Materials for Pre-Visit Lesson

Materials for Post-Visit Lesson

Exit Slip

Marvelous Microbiology Facts

A dollar bill can have 3000 types of bacteria.
Most antibodies are made from bacteria. A clean mouth has between 1000 and 100,000 bacteria on each tooth.
A bacteria called actinomycetes contributes to the 'smell of rain' A particular odor (the earthy smell after rain) is released by the actinomycetes just before the rain as the soil becomes damp. It is a byproduct called geosmin.
Chocolate has an antibacterial effect on the mouth and protects against tooth decay. Dark chocolate has flavonoids with are shown to fight tooth decay. It also has antioxidants, which in larger amounts (in your saliva) can help fight gum disease.

Educator Guide: Zoom into Microbiology grade 5: Zoom Into Microbiology grade 5

Zoom into Microbiology

Tips to Come Prepared

Library Finds

Essential Questions

Our Educator Guide

Sora eBooks

Zoom into Microbiology

Materials for Pre-Visit Lesson

Materials for Post-Visit Lesson

Marvelous Microbiology Facts

Connections to Standards