For our Kenan Fellows lesson product we are working to bring microbiology to the middle school Science classroom. Students participating in our project will broaden their understanding of soil/plant symbiosis by culturing and examining beneficial plant microbes. Students will participate in genuine citizen science by recording data about microbe growth and reporting their data back to Dr. Stevens who is… Read more »
I have just completed my second full week at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and I have learned a ton! This week we isolated Pseudomonas fluorescens(a type of bacteria found in the roots of dandelions and known to be very helpful to plants), attempted to created flourescent/color coded photographs showing the microbes living in dirt, worked on our lesson plans,… Read more »
You know how you see dandelions everywhere? Ever wonder why that is? Dr. Julia Stevens did. Naturally, she turned to the microbes for answers. There are tons and tons of microscopic bacteria and fungi (further referred to as “the microbes”) living in soil all of the time. When plants start growing in the soil their roots send out food for… Read more »
Today I have been tasked with outlining my goals here in this blog. I have 3 main goals for my fellowship. My Goals Gain confidence as a leader in Education. Create an awesome Citizen Science project about soil microbes and include a math component Find ways to make Citizen Science (starting with our soil study) accessible for other teachers and… Read more »
