Vocabulary 3

Bacteria

Microorganism

Microscope

Dangerous

Spherical
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Reading
Bacteria are small microorganisms that live everywhere around us. We can only see them
with a microscope because they are so small. They are in the air, on our skin, in our
stomach, and on the ground. Mostly everywhere.
Most bacteria are not dangerous, but some are, and can make us sick, like sore throat.
Bacteria is not all bad, we use them in our food and in our stomach to eat food. We also
use them to make yogurt, soya sauce and cheese.

Bacteria: Microorganism: Virus:

Bacteria is a large single A living thing that is so small A microorganism that
celled organism that lives by it can normally only be seen reproduce and grow when
eating other microorganisms. with a microscope. inside living cells.

There are three types of bacteria

Spherical shaped Spiral shaped Rod shaped

Spherical shaped Spiral bacteria is Rod shaped bacteria

bacteria can form
groups and create
long chains.
Spherical bacteria is
often found in our
stomach.
known for their is the most known
weird shape. They kind of bacteria. It is
are found many normally found in
places, even in our soil and water.
stomach and in our
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Homework
Where can we find bacteria?

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Write the names of the bacteria and draw them.

1. 2. 3.

What can we use bacteria for?

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Observation
Draw and color what you saw in the experiment.
Then write where you find the bacteria

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Observation

Draw and color what you saw after

one week.

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