Micro-Organisms

Micro-organisms are all around us. Some are harmful and some are helpful. Some might give us food poisoning while others are used to make medicine to cure us. And because they’re “micro”, we can’t see them with the naked eye.

Select from these resources for GCSE Applied Science (double award):

• Article
• Practice Assignments
  • PA 03 - Checking up on milk (PDF 18KB)
  • PA 04 - Comparing mouthwash activity (PDF 20KB)
• Integrated Assignments
  • IA 01 - Looking after yeast (PDF 74KB)
  • IA 02 - Quality control in food processing (PDF 29KB)
  • IA 03 - Soft, absorbent and strong? (PDF 24KB)
  • IA 04 - Restoration of historic monuments (PDF 27KB)
  • IA 05 - Antiseptic wipes (PDF 75KB)
  • IA 06 - Conducting solutions (PDF 105KB)
• Standard Procedures
  • Micro-organisms - Hunt the microbe (PDF 14KB)
  • SP 0003 - A method for counting micro-organisms in dairy products (PDF 70KB)
  • SP 0004 - A method for evaluating the effectiveness of anti-microbial products (PDF 68KB)
• Scientists and Standards



• Teachers’ Notes

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