GIANT Trading Cards: Collectible Microbe IDs
For kids (and adults) who dare to collect the most EPIC microbes and stop the spread of germs!
Co-designed and co-written by a classroom of first and second graders and The GIANT Team, this deck of trading cards invites all kids (and adults) to learn about types of microbes, where to find them, and their super powers!
Deck of 18 Microbe ID Cards
Each collectible card includes original sketch of a microbe, an AI generated microbe avatar, information about where it can be found, and its super power!
Download your own deck, start trading, and playing!
One of a kind, co-designed by a participating classroom as part of Lysol® Minilabs Science Kit Program
Digital Deck Preview
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We are educators, designers, engineers, artists, scientists, musicians, and programmers who truly enjoy learning, teaching, and working with kids. GIANT Instructors are all experts in what they do with degrees from top universities including Columbia University, NYU, Parsons, The New School, and Harvard.
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Lysol®, the #1 most trusted and pediatrician-recommended disinfecting brand in the US, in collaboration with The GIANT Room, an innovation lab for teachers, students, and their families, has designed this series of Science Kits, called “Minilabs,” for schools as part of their HERE for Healthy Schools initiative. Lysol® Minilabs Science Kits have been donated to 4000 Title 1 elementary classrooms around the United States at the beginning of 2024-25 school year. In addition, we have made it possible for educators and parents to access all digital materials free of charge so they can implement the program even if they don't have access to the physical kits.
Lysol® HERE for Healthy Schools program is intended to reduce school absenteeism through creating hands-on activities that are fun and engaging while teaching the science of germs, and better hygiene behaviors. Designed for grades 1 and 2, these kits are curated to educate students about the science of germs and encourage healthy hygiene habits. Each selected classroom will receive a total of three Lysol® Minilabs Science Kits throughout the school year. Each kit includes hands-on materials for the whole classroom (up to 30 students); engaging lesson plans aligned with NGSS, TEKS, National Health Standards, and Common Core Standards; and, resources for teachers for easy and effective implementation.
All activities, lesson plans, and resources have been co-designed with teachers, kids, and families.
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Participate in our free Creative Science & Game Design Bootcamp! We’ll turn your kids’ ideas into a published, one-of-a-kind game book and a deck of Microbe ID Cards!
DESCRIPTION: For kids who dare to discover and design their own microbes and get their ideas published in a GIANT game book and deck of cards!
Grab some markers, print the Mission Sheet, and follow the instructions there. You’ll get to discover your own real or imaginary microbes and design prototypes for your Microbe ID Cards!
Send us photos or scans of your Mission Sheet to studio@thegiantroom.com, and we’ll remix your responses into a one-of-a-kind game book and a deck of cards for you to have hours and hours of science discovery and playing with family and friends!
OPTIONAL: Read the Minilabs Journal graphic novel to learn all about microbes and get inspired.
OPTIONAL: Flip through an example deck of Microbe ID Cards that have REAL photos of REAL microbes that live all around us!
Recommended for ages 5-12
FORMAT: Online, asynchronous — This is done on your own time and at your own pace.
PRICE:
FREE TO PARTICIPATE. There is no cost to participate in this GIANT Creative Bootcamp. Simply email us your completed Mission Sheet to participate.
DIGITAL PUBLISHED GAME BOOK AND DECK OF CARDS. After submitting your Mission Sheet and seeing a preview, you may purchase a digital downloadable PDF of the game book and deck of cards for $9.99 each.
PHYSICAL PUBLISHED GAME BOOK AND DECK OF CARDS. You may also purchase a physical and professionally-printed copy of the game book and deck of card for $29.99 each.
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Want to have your students make their own deck of Microbe ID Cards?
Email studio@thegiantroom.com to set up your personalized classroom publication program.
Check out the cards and then then, invite your family, friends, pets, teachers, and neighbors to learn about microbes with you!
We are extremely honored to partner with Lysol® and bring Lysol® Minilabs Science Kits to thousands of teachers across the country. Students in this classroom created their own Microbe ID Cards, which we have “remixed” into a one-of-a-kind deck of trading cards, Collectible Microbe IDs.
