PreMiEr · Public Science Outreach

A field guide to classroom-grade microbiology

Low-cost, no-autoclave alternatives for microbiology experiments in a K–12 classroom — from sterilizing media to analyzing results, plus the point-and-click tools for the data side.

—classroom protocols

—data analysis tools

$0–$100cost range

K–12grade coverage

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Section

Grade band

Classroom setup

Compiled from ASM.org, HHMI BioInteractive, Concord Consortium, NCBI, KBase, and peer-reviewed JMBE articles — see each card for its source. Verify safety guidance with your school’s science coordinator before classroom use. This resource was developed in support of PreMiEr, the NSF Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering, and was supported primarily by the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under NSF Cooperative Agreement No. EEC-2133504.