As I prepare for the upcoming school year I am constantly thinking of how to tie my experience from the summer into my classroom. I honestly think my students will be interested in my experience from the simple fact they most of them eat chicken and everything disgusting smelly and hands-on is of high interest to middle schoolers. I think my students will learn a great deal about how microbiology is part of their everyday lives. They will also make the connections about all the career choices there are in the micro field and hopefully spark some interest for some of them. I think my students will want to learn even more about what microbes are found in the food they eat as well as the microbes in their own body. This is a great way to tie the research from the summer right back to their own personal selves. As well all know middle schoolers will be interested….if it is about them!

Here’s to a great micro-filled year!!!