COMING SOON: Teaching Microbiology with Microalgae: Discover Your Own New Species Kit

Name: COMING SOON: Teaching Microbiology with Microalgae: Discover Your Own New Species Kit
Brand: Algae Research Supply
SKU: DYOS-00001
Price: 99.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$ 99.95 $ 154.95

THIS KIT IS LAUNCHING FALL 2025

Explore. Isolate. Grow. Discover.

Unlock the secrets of the microscopic world with the Discover Your Own New Species Kit! Designed for students, educators, citizen scientists, and adventurers of all ages, this hands-on microalgae bioprospecting kit empowers you to collect, culture, and characterize living freshwater microalgae straight from your environment.

Whether from a pond, puddle, or backyard stream, every sample you collect holds the potential to reveal a brand-new species, and this kit gives you the professional tools to make authentic scientific discoveries at home, in the classroom, or in the field.

Kit Contents:

10x Agar Plates (Freshwater Media + Agar + Antibiotic)
5x Pipettes
50x Toothpicks
2x Salts for 500mL worth of liquid freshwater media
2x Nutrients for 500mL worth of liquid freshwater media
2x, 500mL Beaker Bags
2x, 50 mL Test Tubes
2x, 15mL Test Tubes
4x, 2mL Test Tubes

Materials You'll Need (Not Included):

Source of freshwater (pond, lake, stream, etc.) or soil
Empty Tupperware, water bottles, or plastic bags to collect water or soil
2x, full 500 mL bottles of spring water

Materials You'll Want (Not Included):

Magnifying glass or microscope
Notebook or journal for observations
Camera or smartphone for taking photos

What You'll Learn:

How to collect environmental samples from nature
How to isolate and grow your very own microalgae strains
How to identify different types of microalgae based on color, shape, and behavior
How to scale up cultures for experiments and observations
How scientists isolate new species for study and biotechnology

Why This Kit Stands Out:

Real-world science: Adapted from professional laboratory techniques.
Authentic discovery: You may truly discover and characterize an undescribed species!
Hands-on STEM learning: Perfect for science fairs, homeschool projects, environmental education, and more.
Expandable experiments: Includes instructions for designing your own investigations into light, temperature, salinity, and more.

Safety First:

Adult supervision recommended for children.
Proper sterile techniques and safety precautions outlined in the guide.

NGSS Alignment

Grades 6-8	MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells. MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. MS-ETS1-2: Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades 9-12	HS-LS1-1: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins, which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells. HS-LS2-6: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem. HS-LS4-6: Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.
Crosscutting Concepts	Patterns Cause and Effect Systems and System Models Structure and Function Stability and Change
Science and Engineering Practices	Planning and carrying out investigations Analyzing and interpreting data Constructing explanations and designing solutions Engaging in argument from evidence

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