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Microscopic World

Microscopic World

• What are bacteria?
  
  
• Can germs get sick?
  
  
• How do germs get into the body?
  
  
• What is mold?
  
  
• Why does milk get sour?
  
  
• How does a microscope let you see things that are really small?
  
  
• Why do I need to cover toilet seats in public restrooms with paper?
  
  
• What is helium?
  
  
• What is a gas?
  
  
• What is an element?
  
  
• What is chemistry?
  
  
• What is a fungus?
  
  
• What are cells?
  
  
• What is an amoeba?
  
  
• What is a molecule?
  
  
• What are germs?
  
  
• What is pasteurization?
  
  
• What does microscopic mean?