Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): K-12 Resources
K-12 Lesson Plans Below
Explore classroom-ready STEM lesson plans and educational resources designed for K-12 educators and students. These materials support engaging, hands-on learning across elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.
Elementary School Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Where-are-Bacteria-Hiatt.pdf
Author: Charlie Hiatt
Year: 2023
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/A-Berry-Cool-Extraction-Hiatt.pdf
Author: Charlie Hiatt
Year: 2023
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/It-All-Matters-Griffis.pdf
Author: Kimberly Griffis
Year: 2023
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Bacteria-the-Good-and-Bad-Griffis.pdf
Author: Kimberly Griffis
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Who-Made-Them-Sick-Griffis.pdf
Author: Kimberly Griffis
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: Measuring the Unmeasurable
Author: Marvin Smith
Year: 2026
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Middle School Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Science-Writing-Gaestel.pdf
Author: Eric Gaestel
Year: 2023
High School Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Analyzing-Diet-Data-Impact-on-Diet-Decisions-Hester.pdf
Author: April Hester
Year: 2023
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Building-and-Modeling-of-Molecular-Biomolecules-Biosystems-Howard.pdf
Author: Alisha Howard
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Exploring-Earths-Hidden-Heroes-Martin.pdf
Author: McKenna Martin
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Food-for-Thought-Statistically-Speaking-Gross.pdf
Author: Amy Gross
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Hitchhikers-guide-to-datascience-Hairston.pdf
Author: Matthew Hairston
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Microbes-in-the-School-House_Hester.pdf
Author: April Hester
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Bioinformatics-and-data-science-Hairston.pdf
Author: Matthew Hairston
Year: 2023
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Assessing-Microbial-Reproduction-and-Viral-Lysis-Howard.pdf
Author: Alisha Howard
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/They-Make-Probiotics-for-My-Home-Miller-Kittrell.pdf
Author: Mindy Miller-Kittrell
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Who-Made-Them-Sicker-Hester.pdf
Author: April Hester
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Waves-at-Work-Fournier.pdf
Author: Raymond Fournier
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: Invisible Viruses to Powerful Biotechnology Tools Bacteriophages Lesson Plan Kagotho
Author: Teresa Kagotho
Year: 2026 -
Lesson Plan Link: Powder to Petri Dish LB Media Microbiology Lesson Plan Kagotho
Author: Teresa Kagotho
Year: 2026 -
Lesson Plan Link: Mastering Microvolumetrics and Pipetting Lesson Plan Kagotho
Author: Teresa Kagotho
Year: 2026 -
Lesson Plan Link: Microscopic Factories Engineering Yeast into Insulin Lesson Plan Kagotho
Author: Teresa Kagotho
Year: 2026 -
Lesson Plan Link: Hidden Territories Mold Growth in the Home Lesson Plan McLemore
Author: Diona McLemore
Year: 2026Supplementary Materials:
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Lesson Plan Link: DIY Environmental Sensor Lesson Plan Boyne
Author: Philip Boyne
Year: 2026
Community College Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan Link: Decoding Indoor Fungal Microbiomes Rodriguez
Author: Carlos M. Rodríguez Minguela
Year: 2026Supplementary Materials:
- Lesson 1: Slides · Worksheet
- Lesson 2: Slides · Worksheet
- Lesson 3: Slides · Worksheet · Sequence File
- Lesson 4: Slides · Worksheet · Sequence File