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Factors Affecting Microbial Growth

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High schoolers listen to a lecture on four factors that influence microbial growth and they discuss how to test the optimal growth requirements of a designated bacterium. They design and carry out laboratory investigations to test growth of bacterial species.

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microbes, organisms

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growth, microbes, organisms, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
2004

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