Key Stage 2 Teaching Resources Students aged 7-11 years build on their learnings around microbes and hand, respiratory, and oral hygiene. They are also introduced to the concepts of useful and harmful microbes, food hygiene, animal and farm hygiene, vaccinations, and antibiotics. Lesson plans are designed to complement the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2. Download the complete lesson Micro-organisms Introduction to Microbes 50 /ks2-intro-to-microbes /ks2-intro-to-microbes Micro-organisms Useful Microbes...
KS2: Useful Microbes Students will learn that not all microbes are harmful by examining when microbes are useful to humans. A yeast racing competition is used to demonstrate to students that microbes can be beneficial. Scroll down for more information and to download the resources. Download the complete lesson Understand that some microbes can help keep us healthy Understand that some microbes can be put to good use Know that microbes grow at different rates depending on their environments Microbes can b...
Key Stage 3 Teaching Resources Students aged 11-14 years build on their learnings around useful and harmful microbes; hand, respiratory and food hygiene; vaccinations, and antibiotics. They are also introduced to the topic of sexually transmitted infections. Lesson plans are designed to complement the National Curriculum for Key Stage 3. Download the complete lesson Micro-organisms Introduction to Microbes 50 /ks3-intro-to-microbes /ks3-intro-to-microbes Micro-organisms Useful Microbes 50 /ks3-useful-microb...
KS3: Useful Microbes In this lesson, students learn that microbes can be useful, experimenting with Lactobacillus and Streptococcus to make their own yoghurt. Scroll down for more information and to download resources. Download the complete lesson Understand that some microbes can be put to good use Understand that we need bacterial colonisation to live a healthy life Understand that we need to protect our normal microbial flora Bacteria are single-celled organisms and although some of these cause illness...
Key Stage 4 Teaching Resources Students aged 14-16 years build on their learnings around useful and harmful microbes; hand, respiratory, and food hygiene; sexually transmitted infections, vaccinations, and antibiotics. Lesson plans are designed to complement the National Curriculum for Key Stage 4. Download the complete lesson Micro-organisms Introduction to Microbes 50 /ks4-intro-to-microbes /ks4-intro-to-microbes Micro-organisms Useful Microbes 50 /ks4-useful-microbes /ks4-useful-microbes Micro-organisms ...
KS4: Useful Microbes In this lesson plan, students use the story of insulin to learn how microbes can be useful. Scroll down for more information and to download resources. Download the complete lesson Understand that some microbes can keep us healthy Understand that some microbes can be put to good use Understand that we need bacterial colonisation to live a healthy life Understand that we need to protect our normal microbial flora Begin to explore scientific research Understand that microbes are importa...