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Just Because You Cannot See It... Doesn't Mean It's Not There Lesson PlanJust Because You Cannot See It... Doesn't Mean It's Not There Lesson Plan
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Just Because You Cannot See It... Doesn't Mean It's Not There

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Students discover bacteria which is around them by using agar over three days. In this biology instructional activity, students predict what they will see over the three days and then take photographs of what is actually shown. Finally, students write about what they discover and present their findings to the class through the use of tool factory database or tool factory word processor and their photographs.

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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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