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Microbiology Lesson

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Students collect water samples and use a microscope to find bacteria in the samples. They categorize the different bacteria they find, determine the number of colonies there are, and predict how the bacteria levels might affect animals and humans.

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making predictions, bacteria

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bacteria, harmful, predictions, science
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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