Developing a Microbiology Curriculum for Elementary Students

From: Montessori Life | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Wise, Eileen Shea | Copyright information

Why would anyone try to teach the science of microbiology to students in elementary school? Isn't it too abstract and too technical for them to grasp? Wouldn't it be best to wait until middle school or even high school to introduce this subject?

Most teachers and parents would say, "Yes, these children are not ready for high-tech science yet." But wait a minute...aren't they being introduced to the solar system, its stars, planets, and such esoteric concepts as "black holes" in the Mon...

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