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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/Who-Made-Them-Sick-PreMiEr-RET-Third-Grade-Lesson_Griffis.docx
Author: Kimberly Griffis
Year: 2025
Middle School Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/ScienceWritingGaestel.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/6/2026/03/Diet-decisions-Hester.pdf
Author: April Hester
Year: 2023
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/Exploring-Earths-Hidden-Heroes-Unveiling-the-Secrets-of-Microbes-and-Soil-Martin.pdf
Author: McKenna Martin
Year: 2024
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/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/6/2026/03/A.-Howard-PreMiEr-Lesson-Plan-25.pdf
Author: Alisha Howard
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/2025-PremierRET-Lesson-MMK.docx
Author: Mindy Miller-Kittrell
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: https://premier-microbiome.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/PreMiEr-Lesson-Plan-Summer-2025_Hester.docx
Author: April Hester
Year: 2025
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Lesson Plan Link: Will be added soon!
Author: Raymond Fournier
Year: 2025