Piksel bacteria

Piksel bacteria is a fun app to reinforce the science concept that bacteria are everywhere and are multiplying, in most cases quite, rapidly. Its a game based app, so the surfaces with large amounts of bacteria increase points. Clean surfaces and its game over.

This app instantly springboards open the camera on the iPad. Pointing the camera at a surface, you can watch the number of "points grow" as the red pixels, representing the bacteria multiply and spread on that surface. On clean surfaces eg the toilet, the iPad provides feedback, and game over.

Use at TX

The Year 5 students had fun exploring various surfaces for varying amounts of bacteria in-conjunction with their science topic. Some places were quite alarming eg the AC, the floor tiles and of course shoes, socks, plants, unwashed hand, and  under the rings on Kris's fingers. Others were also learning curves eg washed hands, hair and heads in the sunlight, the toilet and the door handles. These provoked questions as to why.

Definitely fun.