How do Small Things Make a Big Difference? Activities to Teach about Human—Microbe Interactions

Chandana Jasti; Barbara Hug; Jillian L. Waters; Rachel J. Whitaker

doi:10.1525/abt.2014.76.9.6

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Chandana Jasti,¹ Barbara Hug,¹ Jillian L. Waters,² Rachel J. Whitaker³

¹Chandana Jasti ( ) is Curriculum Specialist and BARBARA HUG ( ) is Clinical Associate Professor, both in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Illinois, MC 708, 1310 S. Sixth St., Champaign, IL 61820. cjast
²Jillian L. Waters ( ) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, 467 Biotech Bldg., Ithaca, NY 14853. jw967@cornell.edu
³Rachel J. Whitaker ( ) is Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801. rwhitaker@life.illinois.edu

Abstract

Recent scientific studies are providing increasing evidence for how microbes living in and on us are essential to our good health. However, many students still think of microbes only as germs that harm us. The classroom activities presented here are designed to shift student thinking on this topic. In these guided inquiry activities, students investigate human—microbe interactions as they work together to interpret and analyze authentic data from published articles and develop scientific models. Through the activities, students learn and apply ecological concepts as they come to see the human body as a fascinatingly complex ecosystem.

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Chandana Jasti, Barbara Hug, Jillian L. Waters, and Rachel J. Whitaker "How do Small Things Make a Big Difference? Activities to Teach about Human—Microbe Interactions," The American Biology Teacher 76(9), 601-608, (12 November 2014). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2014.76.9.6

Published: 12 November 2014