Bacteria and Viruses

• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Animals: Mammals: Humans: Immune System  (6)

Bacteria Rule [ Kids ] - Interactive quiz tests your knowledge of bacteria. Each question includes answer and explanation. From National Geographic

Bacterial Growth and Multiplication. [ Kids/Teens ] - Growth and death in a bacterial population, including vocabulary and video clips. From Cells Alive.

Bad Bug Book [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's handbook which provides basic facts about foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.

The Black Death [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Story of bubonic plague with links to primary sources, including maps, drawings and pictures of the types of fleas that spread this disease during the Middle Ages.

Black Death the Bubonic Plague [ Kids/Teens ] - A student report describing the disease, causes, history, symptoms, and modern day treatment of the Black Death. Includes web links.

Bugs in the News [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Articles and books about viruses and bacteria from the Univ. of Kansas.

The Friendly Bugs Site [ Kids/Teens ] - Basics about bacteria, including bacteria in food, industry, wild, and other worlds.

The Microbe Zoo [ Kids ] - An educational resource about ecology and microbiology, includes information about microbes and the habitats they dwell in as well as dozens of images of microbes.

Stalking the Mysterious Microbe [ Kids/Teens ] - Are microbes just germs? Join microbiologist Sam Sleuth to learn more about microbes like bacteria and viruses. Find out what microbes look like, how they evolved and where bacteria and viruses live.

Virtual Museum of Bacteria [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides information on all aspects of bacteria. Includes links to other sites, including video clips and images.

What's Good About Sewer Bacteria? More Than You Think [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Read about the water waste treatment plant (WWTP) bacteria and how it may be used as an energy source.