A hook video that teachers can use to introduce microbiology and its vast scope to the classroom. Teachers can use this video when discussing the roles of microorganisms and the environment, or to introduce the unit.

This video can be used as a hook to display the benefits microorganisms have on our daily lives. Teachers can spark a discussion around ways students think microorganisms can help us, and the teacher can provide insight into just how vast the benefits of microorganisms are (vaccines, gut bacteria, food, fermentation etc.)

This resource is a Ted-Ed video focusing on the potential use of bacteria to decompose plastics, as an effort to clean up the environment.

Teachers can address the misconception regarding evolution and how we cultivate bacteria with the ability to decompose plastics.

https://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/

This website is run by the University of Buffalo and is centered around STEM case studies. This whole database provides whole lesson plans and case studies for teachers to use in the classroom to enhance student learning.