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Fantastic beasts: take a microscopic moss safari and learn about the diverse and resilient organisms that live in this challenging habitat.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Create a living piece of ‘agar art’ to discover the invisible world of microbes living on our hands.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Turn your classroom into a mini biotechnology laboratory to learn about respiration
Ages: not applicable;
Prudence Mutowo can really identify with the organism she studies. After all, they have a lot in common. She told Vienna Leigh about researching a recently discovered archaeal species, Haloferax volcanii, which thrives in extreme conditions – and coming from Zimbabwe to the UK to pursue her…
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 63
Moss Safari: what lives in moss?
Topics: Biology, Earth science
| Issue 62
Moving slime: exploring chemotaxis with slime mould
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 46
Painting in a petri dish
Topics: Biology, Health
| issue 35
Respiration: making use of microorganisms
Topics: Resources
| Issue 8
Salt of the Earth
Topics: Profiles
