On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, the Middle School students experienced for the first time ever a Virtual Lab. Through the computer, they were able to culture dangerous pathogenic bacteria that cause pneumonia or influenza. They also got to experiment on different types of disinfectants and medications to see which were effective against these organisms. Obviously, this would be too dangerous to actually do in a middle school lab. However, it was a valuable experience for the students and a resource offered free through our current text book. Students could also record their data, make tables and answer questions about the experiment on-line.
In addition, our students can log on to an online edition of their textbook if they forget their book at school. They need to log onto:
http://www.life.msscience.com/ and then use this student code when they are prompted:
E7A97E2806. Study guides, practice quizzes, photos, videos and even some on-line dissections are available on this site. Anyone in the school is welcome to check out this source of valuable information.
