Microbes for Secondary 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
* Respiratory hygiene
* Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
* Immune defences
* Vaccines
* Antibiotics and medicines