Warm-up quiz

Short answers are fine. You can write "I don't know". We are not testing you — we want to see what you naturally think before the unit. We will ask the same kinds of questions at the end.

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   Question 1 · Invisible life

   What tiny living things do you think might live in soil?

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   Question 2 · Two soils

   Soil from a garden vs soil from a bare path — which might have more tiny living things? Why?

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   Question 3 · Bacteria in the news

   When do people usually hear about bacteria? What do you already think bacteria do?

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   Question 4 · Counting spots

   Two groups count spots on a plate and get different numbers. What would you do?

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   Question 5 · Healthy soil

   What would make you think soil is healthy?

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   Question 6 · Same every day

   If you looked at the same soil sample every day for a week, would it look the same? Why or why not?

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   Question 7 · Photos vs microscope

   Taking a photo vs looking through a microscope — what is each good for?

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   Question 8 · Why soil matters

   Why might scientists care what lives in local soil?

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   Question 9 · Your question

   What do you want to find out about soil or tiny living things?

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    Question 10 · Confidence

    How confident are you about soil microbes right now? What is one thing you think you know? What is one thing you are unsure about?

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