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Sheldon High School
BIOTECH ACADEMY
A Distinguished California Partnership Academy
Tabitha Lai
Microbiology Honors
In Microbiology, the students are introduced To aseptic techniques used to cultivate bacteria and later identifying the bacteria. During this course, the Juniors study the structure of pathogenic and nonpathogenic microorganisms. The students study the enumeration of bacteria, spectrophotometry, and bacteria genetic engineering.
Course Glimpse
On one of their many field trips during the school year, Juniors and Seniors visited Nimbus Fish Hatchery to learn more about the lifestyle of different kinds of fish!
Junior Biotech Students have been learning and putting into practice aseptic technique as they streak, isolate, and incubate various microbes such as E. Coli, M. Luteus, and S. Marcescens using the agar plates they created!
Biotech Juniors performed a lab that involved staining bacteria slides! Crystal Violet, Nigrosin, and Safranin are examples of stains used that help identify a variety of bacteria and their morphology!
Students are able to prepare agar plates which are used to culture microorganisms like bacteria and yeast.
Juniors conduct their own experiments to observe microbes under a microscope. An example of a fun lab experiment that ties well into this course is hypothesizing and testing how much bacteria is in our mouths before and after brushing our teeth!
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