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Students are able to define microbes and identify the five main groups of microbes. They are able to give examples of ways in which microbes have impacted or currently impact human life. Students are able to explain that not all microbes have negative impacts on human life.

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achaea, bacteria, fungi, microbes, organisms

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archaea, bacteria, fungi, microbes, organisms, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
5 days

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