Unit 3 - Beneficial and Harmful Organisms
The purpose of this unit is to understand that microorganisms can be beneficial or harmful.
Students will also learn how some microorganisms can be controlled.
Standards:The Standard/Elements(s):
S5L4. Students will relate how microorganisms benefit or harm large organisms.
a. Identify beneficial microorganisms and explain why they are beneficial.
b. Identify harmful microorganisms and explain why they are harmful.
Characteristics of Science Standards:
S5CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
S5CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities.
S5CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
S5CS7. Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
S5CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry.
Vocabulary: Essential Vocabulary: Microorganism, bacteria, harmful, beneficial,
Websites:
· http://www.bam.gov/
· http://www.marsci.uga.edu/gaseagrant/MicroWord/GA%20AC%205.doc
· http://www.homeoint.org/site/ahmad/bacteria.htm
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/micro_organisms.shtml
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages10_11/tr_micro_organisms_lp.shtml
The purpose of this unit is to understand that microorganisms can be beneficial or harmful.
Students will also learn how some microorganisms can be controlled.
Standards:The Standard/Elements(s):
S5L4. Students will relate how microorganisms benefit or harm large organisms.
a. Identify beneficial microorganisms and explain why they are beneficial.
b. Identify harmful microorganisms and explain why they are harmful.
Characteristics of Science Standards:
S5CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
S5CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities.
S5CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
S5CS7. Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
S5CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry.
Vocabulary: Essential Vocabulary: Microorganism, bacteria, harmful, beneficial,
Websites:
· http://www.bam.gov/
· http://www.marsci.uga.edu/gaseagrant/MicroWord/GA%20AC%205.doc
· http://www.homeoint.org/site/ahmad/bacteria.htm
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/micro_organisms.shtml
· http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages10_11/tr_micro_organisms_lp.shtml