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8C Doctor and diseases

Recall the seven life processes. Explain what a microbe is and recall the names of the different sorts. Recall how big microbes are compared to each other. Describe what viruses are.
 * Objectives (what you will learn this lesson)**


 * Starter**
 * Complete and mark the quick quiz
 * Traffic light the first column on your target sheet (red = I can't do this, yellow = I can do this a little, but I'm not sure, green = I can confidently answer questions on this)

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 * Activities**
 * 1) How can we tell if something is alive? What can horses do that say bicycles can't? Discuss
 * 2) You can easily remember whether something is alive of not using [|"Mrs Gren"]. Copy down your own example as a way to remember it.
 * 3) Read p36 of Exploring Science 8 to learn about about Fungi, bacteria and viruses. Additionally you can also watch this very short [|skoool tutorial].
 * 4) Look at real electron microscope images of microbes
 * 1) What are viruses? Read p37 and compare their structure with fungi and bacteria using the animation
 * 1) Complete Q3-5 from p36 of Exploring Science 8 (for question 5 your table will need 3 columns)
 * 2) Complete the worksheet [|Microbe quest]
 * 3) Extension: Learn about [|Protoctists] and complete the questions on the worksheet

Review completed classwork / key term quiz
 * Summary**

Download complete the gapfill on [|A hidden world], print-off and stick into your exercise book. If you have problems printing then copy and complete instead.
 * Homework**


 * Extras and useful links **

How small are cells // A fun interative way to learn just how small cells are //