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Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo ActivityMichigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo Activity
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Michigan State University
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo

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Explore the "many worlds of hidden microbes" in different areas of the Microbe Zoo: DirtLand, Animal Pavilion, Snack Bar, Space Adventure, and WaterWorld. A fun and informative resource that sheds light on the role of microbes in our everyday lives and beyond.

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Concepts

fungi, bacteria

Additional Tags

micro-organism, microbial biology, microbe, microorganism, protist

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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