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Micro-organisms

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Students learn what a micro-organism is. In this micro-organism lesson, students understand that micro-organisms may be too small to see. Students learn microorganisms could be bacteria, fungi, something beneficial or a harmful microbe. Students relate to study of their teeth. students understand how micro-organisms get into the body.

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living things, microorganisms

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living things, microorganisms, science
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K - 3rd
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Science
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