Purpose
To provide students with skills to differentiate between viruses and bacteria and realize appropriate treatment.

Overview
Students compare and contrast viruses and bacteria, learn techniques used to aid in identification, and apply knowledge and skills across curriculum activities. Learning is achieved through discussion, experimentation and interactive research.

Benchmarks
Appropriately benchmarked for grades 6 - 8.

Downloadable PDF of the Middle School Teacher's Guide and Activity Book (1.3 mb)

Resources
Slides, animations, videos and other resources referenced in the Teacher's Guide are on this Website and linked below:

• Activity 1 Links
• Activity 2 Links
• Activity 3 Links
• Other useful links on microbes and antibiotic resistance
  

Produce your own school play! The Road to Antibiotic Resistance engages kids in a dramatization of the Antibiotic's powers vs. bacteria and viruses. Download PDF versions of the resources you'll need to stage the play:

• The script (PDF)
• Costume designs
  • Idea #1 (PDF)
• Idea #2 (PDF)
• Idea #3 (PDF)
• Antibiotic lettering(PDF)
• Germ lettering (PDF)
• Virus lettering (PDF)
• Set designs
  • Dumbells (PDF)
  • Shield PDF)
  • Sword (PDF)
• Program
• Poster