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Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs help students learn basic laboratory techniques and practice methods used by lab technicians and researchers in a variety of careers. Today you will try conduct some investigations similar to the investigations we will be conducting in class. The teacher will play the video found at this site: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/01/06/chipotle-gets-subpoena-over-norovirus-incident/78349086/
It is easy for consumers to take safe food for granted: as most people don’t understand the rigorous testing, research and assessment food and food processing requires. Healthy, safe food is of extreme importance and vital to human survival. Expert lab technicians help make sure that the food we eat and feed to our animals will not harm us or our livestock.
Go to the following site and answer the questions below as you conduct your investigation. Answer the questions on a sheet of paper and turn it in to the teacher when you are finished.
Bacteria Sampling http://virtuallabs.nmsu.edu/equip.php
1. Which piece of equipment is used to grow the bacteria?
2. Which piece of equipment is used to transfer the samples?
3. What is pasteurization?
4. What three things should always be placed on a sample label?
5. What is the purpose of an incubator?
6. What are the small, round dots that appear after the sample has incubated?
7. When do we use a wet swab?
8. How do you get an estimate when the number of colonies of bacteria are very high?
9. Is the pasteurization process in this plant working?
Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs help students learn basic laboratory techniques and practice methods used by lab technicians and researchers in a variety of careers. Today you will try conduct some investigations similar to the investigations we will be conducting in class. The teacher will play the video found at this site: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/01/06/chipotle-gets-subpoena-over-norovirus-incident/78349086/
It is easy for consumers to take safe food for granted: as most people don’t understand the rigorous testing, research and assessment food and food processing requires. Healthy, safe food is of extreme importance and vital to human survival. Expert lab technicians help make sure that the food we eat and feed to our animals will not harm us or our livestock.
Go to the following site and answer the questions below as you conduct your investigation. Answer the questions on a sheet of paper and turn it in to the teacher when you are finished.
Bacteria Sampling http://virtuallabs.nmsu.edu/equip.php
1. Which piece of equipment is used to grow the bacteria?
2. Which piece of equipment is used to transfer the samples?
3. What is pasteurization?
4. What three things should always be placed on a sample label?
5. What is the purpose of an incubator?
6. What are the small, round dots that appear after the sample has incubated?
7. When do we use a wet swab?
8. How do you get an estimate when the number of colonies of bacteria are very high?
9. Is the pasteurization process in this plant working?