Microorganisms
What are Microorganisms
Microorganisms are any living thing that can be seen through a microscope, they can be helpful and harmful
Mrs. Hall was making chicken for dinner that night. Charlotte sneaks into the kitchen and eats a piece of raw chicken. Later on Mr. and Mrs. Hall are confused on why Charlotte is sick. Why is she Charlote sick?
Charlotte is sick because she ate raw meat giving her food poisoning
What do microorganisms do to help us?
Microorganisms help us by providing us oxygen, rising our bread, and being great nutrients recyclers.
Mikey was riding her bike fell of and scraped her knee. She continued riding her bike, later on she came home and discovered she had a skin infection. Why is this?
Mikey got a skin infection because she didn't imediently disinfect the skinned knee.
What do microorganisms do to harm us?
Microorganisms are harmful to us because some bacteria cause diseases through food like salmonella, poultry, and so on.
In science class Mr. Decision was passing around a plate with bacteria on it. Madison touched the plate and then rubbed her eye because it was itchy. The next day Madison gets an eye infection. Why?
Madison got an eye infection because she touched a surface with bacteria on it and then touch her face which is a no no
Where can you find microorganisms?
You can find microorganisms generally anywhere
Ex: Water, Soil, and Humans
Max is playing a game with her friends the game was to put things in a cup and drink it. Max's friend drops the strawberry that he was going to put in Max's cup, but he still does it anyway. A couple hours later Max gets sick, and his friends need to go home. Why is that
Max got sick because you're not supposed to eat or drink food from off the ground.
How do microorganisms affect our daily lives?
Helpful: Health or immune system, digestion, agriculture
Harmful: Fungal growth, and Diseases
Jill and her sister went on a late-night drive Jill's need to get gas from the station, so she pulls over and gets her gas, she takes a big whiff of the gas because she likes the smell. 2 days later she gets sick. Why?
Jill got sick because she was breathing air that was contaminated with bacteria, which you're not supposed to do.