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What Are the SPO Virtual Classrooms?
Science Prof Online has online classrooms, including: the Virtual Microbiology Classroom (featured on this page), the Virtual Cell Biology Classroom and the Virtual Anatomy & Physiology Classroom (coming soon!). Each was created as material to supplement a real, live college-level introductory science course.
You don't need to be enrolled in the actual classes to access the free materials here. Anyone taking, teaching or interested in biology may find this information useful and is welcome to use it.
The Virtual Classrooms are organized by lecture into several topics, each lecture topic typically includes:
- PowerPoint lectures
- lecture study guide
- class note articles
- practice test and review questions
- practice exercises and assignments
- microbiology photos
- animations and movies
- links to support lecture material
The Virtual Microbiology Classroom also offers laboratory material, featured below. The laboratory PowerPoints contain many helpful photos of materials viewed in lab.
New resources are regularly added to the Virtual Microbiology Classroom. For updates, follow us on Twitter @ScienceProfSPO.
Virtual Microbiology Classroom LECTURE TOPICS
Each title below is a link to all of the lecture-related course materials on that particular subject. The VMC also offers a Sample Microbiology Syllabus and a Student Information Form.
LECTURE Topic 1 - Intro to Microbiology
LECTURE Topic 2 – History of Microbiology
LECTURE Topic 3 – Prokaryote Cell Structure & Function
LECTURE Topic 4 – Eukaryote Cell Structure & Function
LECTURE Topic 5 - Biological Classification
LECTURE Topic 6 - Meet the Microbes: Prokaryotes
LECTURE Topic 7 - Meet the Microbes: Eukaryotes
LECTURE Topic 8 - Microbial Genetics
LECTURE Topic 9 - Virus Structure
LECTURE Topic 10 - Virus Life Cycle
LECTURE Topic 11 – Meet the Microbes: Viruses
LECTURE Topic 12 – Microbial Metabolism
LECTURE Topic 13 – Microbial Growth
COMBO LECTURE - Microbial Growth & Metabolism
LECTURE Topic 14 – Immunology - Nonspecific / Innate
LECTURE Topic 15 - Immunology - Specific / Acquired
COMBO LECTURE - Immunology - Innate & Acquired
Virtual Microbiology Classroom LABORATORY TOPICS
Each lab topic title below is a link to all of the lab-related course materials on that particular subject. See the Microbiology Weekly Lab Setup for materials required for each lab.
LAB Exercise #1: Using a Compound Microscope
Basic microscopy and viewing bacterial simple stain.
LAB Exercise #2: Media and Bacterial Cultures
Collecting bacterial samples on TSY and specialized media (MacConkey's, Mannitol Salt and Blood Agar) and examining results.
LAB Exercise #3: Identification of Unknown Bacteria
Using Gram stain, Acid-fast stain, Endospore stain, specialized media and API-20E test strip to identify an unknown bacterial sample with aid of a dichotomous key.
LAB Exercise #4: Microbial Control
Experiments in using heat, ultra-violet radiation, antibiotics and chemical disinfectants to kill bacteria.
ADDITIONAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY RESOURCES
- Microbiology In-Lab Review Assignment and Microbiology Lab Review Homework Assignment are exercises designed to help students prepare for the lab practical exam.
- Lab Safety Signature Page helps students understand the rules of lab, that they agree to by signing.
- Instructions for Viewing Bacteria Under Oil Immersion walks students through the steps required for using the oil immersion objective lens of a compound light microscope.
Educators also have access to the following Petri Dish Bacteria Label templates, based on Avery address label #5267:
More Useful Microbiology Resources
- Microbe Wiki, Kenyon College
- Microbe World, American Society of Microbiology
- Microbiology Pronunciations Lite iPhone app - Free
Page last updated: 2/22/2012
Virtual Microbiology Classroom
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Image of prokaryotic cell. For labeled diagram of same cell, click here.
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These multiple choice and true/false questions are designed to help students practice and test their understanding of a variety of Microbiology subtopics.
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