Model's Description:
Shapes of bacteria 3D Model.
Download Shapes of bacteria in various files formats such as Wavefront Object format, Autodesk FBX, DirectX 9.0, Stereo Lithography and HTML5 JSON format.
The three basic shapes of bacteria are bacillus (rod-shaped), coccus (spherical-shaped), and spirillum (spiral-shaped).
Preparation
Prepare a chenille stem (formerly pipe cleaner) and a small bowl of play dough for each student.
After instruction on the 3 cell shapes of bacteria, prepare play dough and a chenille stem for each student.
Before the students begin, review the shapes by asking the students to recall the 3 shapes. Also, ask students how many cells a bacterium has. Remind them that all bacteria are one-celled organisms.
Variations
Different colors of play dough could be used if more visible to students with low vision 3D Model is ready to download for free, this model contains 163028 polygons.