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Microorganisms
Levels 3 and 4
NZC Achievement Objectives
Te Mātauranga o Aotearoa
The Organism: Make detailed scientific classifications of some organisms.
Te Rauropi: Ka whakarōpū whāiti ā-pūtaiao i ētahi rauropi.
Learning Intentions
Integration Ideas
Learning Intentions are from the Ministry of Education
Integration ideas are from the Ministry of Education
Level 4
Students can explain the relationship between microorganisms and their host or the organic medium on which they are feeding and growing.
They can explore how people can benefit by intervening in such relationships, especially those involving yeasts and bacteria.
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Resources
It’s Old Mac Science Guy’s “Farming” show, E-I-E-I-O.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhKkSCxgels&list=PLC1A0KOYvlM7HWpQfsCu2z-PkwUHfn10S&index=5
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Farming
Bill Nye The Science Guy
It’s Old Mac Science Guy’s “Farming” show, E-I-E-I-O.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhKkSCxgels&list=PLC1A0KOYvlM7HWpQfsCu2z-PkwUHfn10S&index=5
Bill Nye the Science Guy will make you all better – with the “Germs” episode
Link for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofhiC0lfcLs
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Germs
Bill Nye The Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy will make you all better – with the “Germs” episode
Link for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofhiC0lfcLs
One good way to keep germs at bay is to wash your hands! Suzy gets her hands dirty as she investigates why we should make a clean sweep of it, especially when it comes to our hands.
Level
1-2
Type
Video
Germs: Why do I need to wash my hands?
Suzy's World
One good way to keep germs at bay is to wash your hands! Suzy gets her hands dirty as she investigates why we should make a clean sweep of it, especially when it comes to our hands.
Grow your own collection of beautiful salt crystals and examine what they look like under the sharp focus of a microscope.
Level
1-4
Type
Experiment
Grow Salt Crystals
Science Kids
Grow your own collection of beautiful salt crystals and examine what they look like under the sharp focus of a microscope.
Help kids learn the basics of biology with this simple lesson plan that covers a range of general questions about biology as well as introducing some new ideas and fun activities for children to try.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Introduction to Biology
Science Kids
Help kids learn the basics of biology with this simple lesson plan that covers a range of general questions about biology as well as introducing some new ideas and fun activities for children to try.
Marine biodiversity refers to the variety of life in coastal and ocean environments. New Zealand’s
marine environment provides a habitat for an estimated 65,000 species of plants, animals and
microorganisms.
Level
3-4
Type
Activity
Marine Biodiversity
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
Marine biodiversity refers to the variety of life in coastal and ocean environments. New Zealand’s
marine environment provides a habitat for an estimated 65,000 species of plants, animals and
microorganisms.
Yeast is yummy and mould is medicinal… In this unit take a closer look at how the growth and survival of these tiny organisms are dependent upon the right conditions, and how humans have harnessed them to help.
Level
3
Type
Unit
Marvellous micro-organisms
Primary Connections
Yeast is yummy and mould is medicinal… In this unit take a closer look at how the growth and survival of these tiny organisms are dependent upon the right conditions, and how humans have harnessed them to help.
Take some water samples from a range of different places and use a microscope to investigate what's living inside.
Level
1-4
Type
Experiment
Microscopic Creatures
Science Kids
Take some water samples from a range of different places and use a microscope to investigate what's living inside.
The oldest known fossils are from 480 million years ago. Millipdes do not have millions of legs, they don't bite or sting and and if threatened they curl up into a tight ball.
Level
1-4
Type
Poster
Millipedes Poster
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
The oldest known fossils are from 480 million years ago. Millipdes do not have millions of legs, they don't bite or sting and and if threatened they curl up into a tight ball.
It's safe to say that food looks and tastes a lot better when it's fresh or preserved properly. Teach kids about how mold, fungi and bacteria affect food while they investigate further with a fun mold activity.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Rotting Food
Science Kids
It's safe to say that food looks and tastes a lot better when it's fresh or preserved properly. Teach kids about how mold, fungi and bacteria affect food while they investigate further with a fun mold activity.
This issue delves into the ground, pulls apart the very soil itself to find out exactly why it is so important, how it is related to land use and why we should never take soil and land for granted.
Level
3-4
Type
Activity Book
Your Environment Canterbury: Get Grounded!
Environment Canterbury
This issue delves into the ground, pulls apart the very soil itself to find out exactly why it is so important, how it is related to land use and why we should never take soil and land for granted.