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Additional Teacher Resources in Microbiology: The Waksman Foundation for Microbiology (a long-time supporter of BSCS teacher workshops) has developed a set of Hands-On Microbiology Activities for the K-12 classroom, indexed by grade level and linked to the National Standards. To access these exercises, go to: http://www.waksmanfoundation.org/html/resource_k12.html

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