Fun Dialogue Essay on Basic Bacteria Knowledge
Explaining Bacteria Alexandra Solorzano 1E
“ Hey Alex. Could you help your cousin with his homework?”
“Okay, but I don’t understand what could be hard about fifth grade homework. Anyways, what are you learning about George?”
“Well today my teacher started to talk about these things called Blackmeria? Or what is backferium?” “Umm I think you mean bacteria?”
“Yeah! That’s it!”
“Then I guess it’s your lucky day because right now in STT I’m in Cell Biology and we started to look into Bacteria too. Tell me what is it that you don’t understand about it?”
“Well my teacher said that these bacterius…
“Bacteria, but continue…
“That they are tiny and we can’t seem them with a blind eye? Or something like that. But if we cant see them how do we know they exist?”
“Okay to start off its not the blind eye silly, what she means is that you cant seem them with the naked eye and….
“ YOUR EYES NEED CLOTHES?” “No, no what I’m trying to say is that bacteria are so tiny that our normal eyes can’t seem them. We need to use something to help us, like a microscope. A microscope is like a magnifying glass but it’s ten times stronger. When things are that small you can call them microscopic, because it can only be seen with a microscope and if it’s a living organism you can say microorganisms. Understand?”
“Okay, so bacteria is really tiny and can only be seen with a microscope?”
“Exactly! See how simple it is!”
“Yeah I guess but isn’t bacteria bad for you though? Doesn’t it give you really bad sicknesses?”
“Yes and no. Yes in the way that there are bacteria that can cause harm to you but that’s only 5% and there are 10,000!”
“Wow! Wait so if only 5% cause harm, what do the rest do?”
“ All kinds of things! Like for example did you know that you have millions and billions of bacteria on you and in you right now? The only time your really ‘Germ Free’ is when your in your mommas belly. But don’t worry these bacteria are good. At least if they stay where they’re supposed to.”
“What do
“ Hey Alex. Could you help your cousin with his homework?”
“Okay, but I don’t understand what could be hard about fifth grade homework. Anyways, what are you learning about George?”
“Well today my teacher started to talk about these things called Blackmeria? Or what is backferium?” “Umm I think you mean bacteria?”
“Yeah! That’s it!”
“Then I guess it’s your lucky day because right now in STT I’m in Cell Biology and we started to look into Bacteria too. Tell me what is it that you don’t understand about it?”
“Well my teacher said that these bacterius…
“Bacteria, but continue…
“That they are tiny and we can’t seem them with a blind eye? Or something like that. But if we cant see them how do we know they exist?”
“Okay to start off its not the blind eye silly, what she means is that you cant seem them with the naked eye and….
“ YOUR EYES NEED CLOTHES?” “No, no what I’m trying to say is that bacteria are so tiny that our normal eyes can’t seem them. We need to use something to help us, like a microscope. A microscope is like a magnifying glass but it’s ten times stronger. When things are that small you can call them microscopic, because it can only be seen with a microscope and if it’s a living organism you can say microorganisms. Understand?”
“Okay, so bacteria is really tiny and can only be seen with a microscope?”
“Exactly! See how simple it is!”
“Yeah I guess but isn’t bacteria bad for you though? Doesn’t it give you really bad sicknesses?”
“Yes and no. Yes in the way that there are bacteria that can cause harm to you but that’s only 5% and there are 10,000!”
“Wow! Wait so if only 5% cause harm, what do the rest do?”
“ All kinds of things! Like for example did you know that you have millions and billions of bacteria on you and in you right now? The only time your really ‘Germ Free’ is when your in your mommas belly. But don’t worry these bacteria are good. At least if they stay where they’re supposed to.”
“What do