MicrobeLab

Most of the tiny lives sharing your body are friends. Meet them, see how your quiet helpers keep you well, and grow a healthy microbiome.

Level 1

For grown-ups — progress report →A private, on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas practiced. Export a CSV or print — nothing leaves this device.

Explore & build

Three hands-on surfaces — recognize microbes, follow the body’s calm response step by step, and tend a living microbiome.

Immune Match Every microbe wears a marker with a shape. Tap the antibody that fits it like a key — and watch your memory cells recognize it faster the next time. Immune Response new on the web Put your body’s quiet, careful defense in order — barrier, then helpers, then memory. See why the second time you meet a germ is milder. Microbiome Lab Choose a place — gut, mouth, skin, or soil — decide how it’s cared for, and grow a balanced community of friendly microbes. Growth Curve Lab new on the web One germ doubles, then doubles again — predict how big a colony gets before the growth curve reveals it. See why doubling races past a straight line.

Practice the concepts

Short question rounds on microbes, the immune system, and the microbiome — with a hint whenever you get stuck. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Microbiology Basics Microbes & life · grades 6-8 · 5 questions Kit 2: Your Microbiome Microbiome ecology · grades 6-8 · 6 questions Kit 3: Your Quiet Helpers Your immune system · grades 6-8 · 6 questions Kit 4: Friends in Disguise Microbes & life · grades 6-8 · 6 questions Kit 5: The Library of Shapes Your immune system · grades 6-8 · 6 questions Kit 6: The Mouthful Neighborhood Microbiome ecology · grades 6-8 · 6 questions Kit 7: The Skin Garden Microbiome ecology · grades 6-8 · 6 questions Kit 8: The Quiet Underground Microbiome ecology · grades 6-8 · 6 questions

Play together

Go head-to-head with a friend — same device or an online room.

MicrobeLab Duel (pass-and-play) 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions, highest first-try score wins. Or open an online room to play a friend on another device. MicrobeLab Journey — follow the map → A path through every kit. Clear each stop, then move on — see how far you’ve come.

Mixed practice

Mixed practice — revisit what you've learned A short round that shuffles questions from the kits you've played, brought back when they're ready to review. Great for making it stick. MicrobeLab Sprint — a calm speed round → Once you’ve mastered a few kits, race your OWN best on what you already know. Timer optional, no penalty for a miss.
MicrobeLab mascot

Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

Ensemble stories — the cast together

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📚 Books for MicrobeLab

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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Same idea, another world

Something you practice here shows up somewhere else too — that's real learning that travels.

A culture that doubles each generation grows faster the bigger it gets — a reinforcing feedback loop, the same amplifying loop behind any system.The shared idea: a reinforcing feedback loop — a population that doubles each generation grows faster the bigger it gets (more cells make more cells), the same amplifying loop that runs any systemTry NexusForge →

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