The sweet world of soil microbiology

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(Soil Science Society of America) Hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking.

In the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, instructors describe a candy exercise used to explain the complexity and importance of the soil microbial world to undergraduates at Oregon State University.


 

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