Microbes: Friend or Foe?
Microbios: ¿Amigos o enemigos?
Les microbes : amis ou ennemis ?
Microbes: Friend or Foe?
Microbes: Friend or Foe?
Microbes: Friend or Foe?
Microbes: Friend or Foe?
Informational (nonfiction), 1,982 words, Level U (Grade 4)
Multilevel Book also available in levels W and Z
Microbes: Friend or Foe? is an informational book that gives readers a close look at microbes--including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The book provides examples of how microbes are both helpful and harmful. It explains how they are spread and how bad microbes are fought using vaccines and antibiotics. Photographs, a map, and a chart support the text.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
Comprehension
Compare and Contrast : Identify details to compare and contrast various microbes
Grammar and Mechanics
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives : Recognize comparative and superlative adjectives
Word Work
Content Vocabulary : Identify and use content vocabulary
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
