A website that I've found today is called CELLS ALIVE! This is an interactive site with lots of information on it. For instance, they have many examples of different kinds of cells and bacteria. They explain what it is, what it does (how it affects other things), and have very detailed pictures of it. I think the students will like this site!
This website can be connected to the Saskatchewan Curriculum in Grade 7's Optional Unit on Microorganisms. It can be related to the foundational and learning objectives 2.1 Appreciate the beneficial roles of some microorganisms - Describe how microorganisms and fungi are essential in the nutrient cycles.
I think this site can enhance student's learning because they can go on to it and each time they do, it displays a new bacteria or organism and explains something about it, which I find very interesting.
How I would use this website in a classroom would be for students to look at and read up on certain organisms of their choice (or I would assign them one, depending on the class), such as penicillin. After looking into a specific organism I would get the students to create a presentation on it to explain to the class how their organism affects daily life. This brings microorganisms into a more relative form for them because they can better understand what they look like and broaden their exposure to many different kinds.
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