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Overview
This course is most effective when the teachers and technicians involved in their school/college’s microbiology attend together.
The course assumes participants are familiar with carrying out the aseptic technique required to deliver school microbiology safely*.
Why come on this course?
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To support the delivery of the BTEC(III) Applied Science (Module 15) Microbiology option.
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If your students need to carry out practical projects to find out about microbes for:-
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- GCSE (Controlled Assessment Units)
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- A level individual investigations
- - International Baccalaureate project work
- A reminder of the health and safety guidance needed to ensure compliance with COSHH.
- The techniques included in the BTEC (III) that are additional to standard school microbiology.
- The techniques needed to identify and quantify individual species of microbe or virus, so that Investigative work can be carried out.
- Ideas for a range of safe and feasible microbiology practicals that are genuine enquiries.
*If you are not confident with these aspects we suggest that you attend the “Supporting safe practical microbiology” course before attending this one.Dates and venue
Start Date: 17 December 2013
Venue: Keele Science Learning Centre
Learning Outcomes
What will we do on the course?
The activities detailed below are all “hands on”, so please bring a clean, long sleeved, lab coat.
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Isolating and fixing soil / root nodule bacteria, a multistage process.
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Use of selective and indicator media to study certain types of bacteria in isolation.
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Gram staining and viewing bacteria using high magnification light microscopy.
- Using dilution plating followed by colony counting to estimate growth rate of microbial populations.
- Studying mycelial growth rate in fungi.
- Estimating viral populations by plaque counting.
Tutor
CLEAPSS - Mary Philpott
Pre Course Task
Contacts
Keele Science Learning Centre
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
T: 01782 734 429
E: kslc@keele.ac.uk
F: 01782 734 430
