Acid-Fast Staining
By Kristine Snow
Learners view video clips demonstrating acid-fast staining procedures. Correctly stained slides are shown. The learning object includes two matching exercises.
Blood Agar and Hemolysis
Learners examine microscope images of blood agar and the various types of hemolysis that can be detected. A quiz completes the activity.
Categories of Acquired Immunity
In this learning activity you'll evaluate the immune response including active, passive, natural, and artificial immunity.
Components of a Prokaryote
In this learning activity you'll assemble the components of a prokaryotic cell and match the names and functions with each structure.
Components of a Prokaryote (Screencast)
Conjugation
In this learning activity you'll analyze the basic steps in conjugation and applies the effect to microbial characteristics.
Endospores
Learners read about endospores and view video clips demonstrating spore staining procedures. Correctly stained slides are shown. The learning object includes two matching exercises.
Endospores (Screencast)
Learners read about endospores and view video clips demonstrating spore staining procedures. Correctly stained slides are shown.
Eukaryotic Cells: Assembling the Cell
In this interactive object, learners read the definitions of the parts of a cell and assemble a basic eukaryotic cell in a drag and drop exercise. A matching quiz involving cell terms and their definitions completes the activity.
Gram Stain Procedure
Learners view video clips demonstrating Gram's staining procedure. Correctly stained slides are shown. This learning object was built using Flash. If Flash is not working for you we have an alternate video version. There should be a link above.
Host Defense
By Kristine Snow, Judy North
The student categorizes defense mechanisms as specific or non-specific.
Identification of Lactose Positive and Lactose Negative Bacteria on MacConkey Agar
By Kristine Snow, Marise Hussey
In this learning activity you'll observe the growth of gram negative organisms and determine if they're lactose positive or negative.
Mannitol Salt Agar
In this overview, students examine and identify mannitol positive and mannitol negative bacteria on mannitol salt agar.
Urine Colony Counts
Learners watch a brief video clip. They then follow step-by-step instructions on how to do a urine colony count and examine the criteria for determining if a colony count represents an infection. A brief quiz completes the object.
Urine Colony Counts (Screencast)
Virus Matching Exercises
Learners complete two exercises. In the first quiz, they divide viruses into two categories: RNA and DNA. They later match each virus with the disease it causes.
Virus Particles: Structure and Function
In this learning activity you'll assembles parts of a virus and match virus terms and descriptions.