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A Gardenful of Microbes is a unit designed for fourth grade students. This curriculum unit will encompass the science standards for Life Processes and Living Systems. Within these standards, some key ideas that resonate are: 1) plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and with non-living components in the ecosystem, 2) basic plant anatomy and life processes including adaptations, allow plants to satisfy life needs and to respond to the environment, and 3) natural resources, some of which are plants, animals, and soil. Writing a unit relating to these standards will allow me to incorporate many standards into a real-life comprehensive unit that will demonstrate the intricacies of the world around us. It will teach the students about the beneficial microbes in the garden focusing on the soil beneath their feet.
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