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How are students incubating cultures?

Updated on May 28, 2020

Students are provided with detailed instructions for selecting a secure incubation environment within their home or office. Cultures are maintained in a dark environment, free from drafts, and at a temperature of at least 22 C.

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The Instructor Experience 33

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The Student Experience 32

What happens if a student has missing or damaged items in their kit?
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Microbiology FAQ 10

Are all lab procedures BSL-1?
Why not have students culture their own staph by pressing fingers into a plate instead of shipping cultures?
The bacteria were listed in the Student Supplied section of materials. Do they not come in the kit?
Do you have any labs without live cultures?
Do students continuously culture the strains provided during the entire course?
Do you provide students with parafilm to seal their culture plates?
How are bacteria shipped?
How are students incubating cultures?
Are instructors able to request additional slides for the V-scope that aren't in the Slide Library?
If a student spills stains, cultures, etc., can they get replacements?

Biology FAQ 6

Is your Biology content for majors or non-majors?
What happens if a student does something incorrectly with the V-scope?
Do you have lessons using a hemocytometer?
Are the containers inside kits plastic or glass?
What kind of glassware is used for a titration?
What type of heat source is used for experiments?

Resource Documents 4

Science Interactive FERPA Statement
Science Interactive Cloud Accessibility Policy
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Science Interactive Third-Party Product Storage Requirements

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