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Interactive Biogeochemical Cycle

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Students gain understanding of several of the biogeochemical processes in microbial mats. They acquire knowledge of the different roles of organisms in a microbial mat ecosystem. They understand how microbial mat ecosystems contributed to the Earth's biospere.

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Instructional Strategy
Simulation

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