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Louis Pasteur Activity Book and Video for Kids

Louis Pasteur Videos - Animated Hero Classics

This section provides information about Louis Pasteur for kids. The life of Louis Pasteur is one that kids will find interesting and inspiring. The work of Pasteur is complex and the rigorous science that led to his discoveries can be overwhelming for a younger audience; much of it beyond the learning capability of younger kids. However, the valuable resources on …

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Spontaneous Generation: Redi’s Experiment with Learning Objectives

Spontaneous Generation: Redi Experiment

Learning Objectives Explain the theory of spontaneous generation and why people once accepted it as an explanation for the existence of certain types of organisms Explain how certain individuals (van Helmont, Redi, Needham, Spallanzani, and Pasteur) tried to prove or disprove spontaneous generation Part 1 Barbara is a 19-year-old college student living in the dormitory. In January, she came down …

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Pasteur and Lister featured in “The Outside World”

Joseph Lister and his Carbolic Acid Spray

Originally published in “The Outside World” A General History for Standard VI., The last hundred years have seen great progress in the fight against disease. Half a century before laughing gas was made of use to ease pain, it had been discovered by SIR HUMPHRY DAVY, but his discovery had not been practically applied. The successful introduction of anaesthetics for …

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