Microscopic Communities: Interdisciplinary Exploration of Microbes in the Classroom.

ABSTRACT: Children are aware of microbes from a young age and are rightly encouraged to wash their hands to prevent illness. However, myriad microbes live in, on, and around us, most of which are benign or beneficial. Our goal was to teach elementary students about microbiota by leveraging familiar literacy practices, social studies themes, and the arts to advance students' knowledge and reasoning skills in science. With this perspective in mind, we developed and implemented an interdisciplinary unit targeted at second grade, in which students learned about microbes and microbial communities. Our goal was to further students' conceptual knowledge of the microbes that surround them by purposefully integrating microbial communities within the second grade curriculum. Throughout the unit, students enga

SUBMITTER: Surtees JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861207 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature