LaMotte Company is a leader in providing quality products for environmental science education. They have created several exciting BioPaddle educational kits that we think you should know about. This week, we’re going to focus on their BioPaddle Water Quality Kits designed for high school and AP level students.

BioPaddle Total Coliform Activity

biopaddle water quality kits, lamotte, biopaddles, dipslidesThe BioPaddle Total Coliform Activity Kit (Code 5846) is one of LaMotte’s most popular BioPaddle kits. It uses dipslides for fast and reliable cultivation and enumeration of coliform bacteria. The instructional materials provide helpful background information on coliforms, serial dilutions, field testing, Total Viable count (TVC) and Total Coliform Count (TCC) enumeration.

The kit can be used as a demonstration or a classroom activity, and additional BioPaddles® can be purchased to supplement the kit.

With the kit, you get 10 Nutrient-TTC / MacConkey BioPaddles® (Code 5553) and a Teacher Resource CD-ROM.

The CD-ROM includes:

  • Complete coliform test activity
  • Teacher and student review PowerPoint and iPad/iPod formatted material

AP® Environmental Science Water Quality Assessment Curriculum Module

biopaddle water quality kits, lamotte, biopaddles, dipslidesThe AP® Environmental Science Water Quality Assessment Module (Code 5845) includes an extensive curriculum that uses the exploration of the Water Quality Index to teach students STEM-based skills. Classroom and field activities satisfy Section VI (Water Pollution) of the AP® Environmental Topics Outline.

The kit includes:

  • 10 Nutrient – TTC/MacConkey BioPaddles® (Code 5553) for coliform testing
  • Salt/TDS/Temp Tracer (Code 1749-01) for temperature and TDS determination
  • Teacher Resource CD-ROM

The module is designed to be used with the Water Quality Educator (Code 5870-01) Teacher Resource CD-ROM. This CD-ROM contains:

  • Teacher/Student Guides
  • Water quality test procedures
  • STEM-based Activities
  • PowerPoint presentations for Watershed Ecology, WQI, Point/Non-Point Pollution and more
  • Data spreadsheets
  • Glossary

AP® Water Quality Assessment Package

biopaddle water quality kits, lamotte, biopaddles, dipslidesThe Water Quality Assessment Package (Code 5845-PKG) is the complete package. It combines the Water Quality Educator (Code 5870-01) and the AP® Environmental Water Quality Assessment Curriculum Module (Code 5845).

BioPaddles Apps

All BioPaddles® products include a free app! LaMotte BioPaddles Colony ID™ Lite App lets users compare colony examples on BioPaddle agar types from 5 microhabitats (air, water, soil, surface and food). The app also contains information regarding organisms, microbiological techniques, and more!

In addition, LaMotte has an extended version of the app available for sale with even more colony examples and reporting capabilities. We think these apps are a great addition to BioPaddles®, so next week we’re taking a closer look at the LaMotte BioPaddles Colony ID™ App.