K-12 Microbiology Resources

Welcome to the MSI repository for microbiology activities from around the web. Made for teachers, parents, or students interested in learning microbiology, the ever-growing database of more than 50 items includes several types of resources (online games, hands on activities, readings, and lesson plans) that span many topics in microbiology—disease, microbiomes, symbiosis, environmental microbiology, viruses and more!

Do you know of any additional microbiology resources, products, or grant sources? Help grow our collective knowledge by emailing msi@fas.harvard.edu.

This resource is curated and maintained by Harvard University student and MSI Summer Fellow, Izzy Goodchild-Michelman, in collaboration with MSI staff.

Please note that MSI is not directly affiliated with any of the links provided, and does not receive compensation for any purchases linked through this website.

How To Use

In each table, you can:

Click the "View Larger Version” button in the bottom right of either table to view them in a full size format.
Click the magnifying glass button in the top left to search the resources for keywords.
Click the “Filter” button in the top right to specify results by grade level, resource type, microbiology topic or materials needed.

How to use the filter:

1. Click filter

2. Click add filter

3. Choose what category you are filtering by from first drop down menu (ex: microbiology topic)

4. Choose what tag you want by typing into the text box

Resource Type definitions:

hands on activity = resource can be done by an individual

lesson plan = resource intended for a group

Materials Needed definitions:

none = completely online

household items = things you would find around a house ex: printers, basic craft supplies, writing utensils

lab supplies = supplies that most middle/highschool labs have, ex: microscopes, agar plates, beakers

Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI)

K-12 Microbiology Resources

This resource is curated and maintained by Harvard University student and MSI Summer Fellow, Izzy Goodchild-Michelman, in collaboration with MSI staff.

Please note that MSI is not directly affiliated with any of the links provided, and does not receive compensation for any purchases linked through this website.

Educational Activities

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Educational Products

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K-12 Funding Resources

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