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Growing Microbes in a Bag

Educational Objective National Education Standards/Benchmarks Evaluation Activity

3-5

Students will compare and contrast microbes' requirements for life with humans' requirements for life.

Meets:

Benchmarks 5A (3-5) 2

Addresses:

Benchmarks 5A (3-5) 1

 

  • Given characteristics of living things, create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting microbes' requirements for life with those of humans.

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5-8

Students will complete simple food webs for organisms found in microbial mats and humans. .

Meets:

Benchmark 5A (6-8) 5

Addresses:

NSES C4

 

  • Create a food web for humans. Then create a food web for organisms found in microbial mats. Explain how the two food webs are connected.ts.

 

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