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Appropriate grades
8
Subjects
science (biology and life science)
Provider
American Association for the Advancement of Science

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This lesson from Science NetLinks is the second in a series on microorganisms. This lesson focuses on Pasteur, his discovery of microorganisms, and the process of pasteurization.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 8

  • Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
    • Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
      • explain observations.
      • make inferences and predictions.
      • develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
  • Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of microbiology.
    • Objective 7.01: Compare and contrast microbes:
      • Size, shape, structure.
      • Whether they are living cells.
    • Objective 7.02: Describe diseases caused by microscopic biological hazards including:
      • Viruses.
      • Bacteria.
      • Parasites.
      • Contagions.
      • Mutagens.