Microbes for Primary Schools
These resources, from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and e-Bug, provide a comprehensive introduction and solid grounding in microbes, their use, hygiene and also microbes in infectious diseases. The resources contain extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials, animations and suggestions for student activities.
The resources in this collection cover the topics of:
• Introduction to microbes
• Useful microbes
• Harmful microbes
• Hand hygiene
• Food hygiene
• Respiratory hygiene
• Body's defence mechanisms (immunity)
• Vaccines
• Antibiotics and medicines
• Microbe practical investigations
HEALTH and SAFETY
Any use of a resource that includes a practical activity must include a risk assessment.
Please note that collections may contain ARCHIVE resources, which were developed at a much earlier date.
Since that time there have been significant changes in the rules and guidance affecting laboratory practical work.
Further information is provided in our Health and Safety guidance.
Primary: Introduction to Microbes
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource is an introduction to microbes that is suitable for primary aged students. Extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets help to cover topics including: • The most common types of microbe (bacteria, viruses and fungi). •…
Primary: Useful Microbes
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource helps to show children some of the useful microbes. Extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets help students to investigate the growth of yeast in the breadmaking process. An alternative is the use of bacteria to produce yoghurt…
Primary: Harmful Microbes
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource introduces students to the ideas that some microbes can be harmful and cause ill-health. The resource includes extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets. Students are encouraged to discuss as a class how some microbes can be…
Primary: Hand Hygiene
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource looks at how harmful microbes can be spread by contact and how good handwashing can help to prevent this spread. Extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets are included in the resource. In the activities, children carry out…
Primary: Respiratory Hygiene
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource helps students consider how infections can be spread by coughs and sneezes. The materials consist of teacher guidance, students' activity sheets and stimulus materials. In this activity, children use a 'sneeze-gun' to investigate how far germs are carried…
Primary: Food Hygiene
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource helps students to consider how poor food hygiene can allow the spread of food-poisoning microbes. The materials include teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets. In the activity, children investigate how easily potentially harmful microbes…
Primary: Body Defences (Immunity)
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource helps students to look at the different ways the body defends itself against harmful infections. Extensive teacher guidance and stimulus materials help to cover topics including: • How the skin forms a barrier that prevents microbes entering the body • How…
Primary: Vaccination
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource helps students to understand the process of vaccination and how it uses the body's immune system to help protect from harmful infections. Teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets are included. The materials include a students'…
Primary: Antibiotics and Medicine
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource explores the use of antibiotics and medicine in treating various illnesses and disease. Through a cartoon, students consider a range of scenarios in which the two characters, Amy and Harry, are exposed to germs during their school day. Students discuss the various…
Primary: Microbe Investigations
Produced by the Health Protection Agency and e-Bug, these practical investigations use readily available resources and will help students to understand the topic of microbes and their growth. The investigations include: • Kitchen investigators - where can you find the most microbes in your kitchen? • Microbe garden…
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