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Interactions Among Organisms Current Events Activity: Those Magnificent Microbes This current events Activity focuses on soil microbiology. Complete this Activity to learn information about this topic. Researchers are learning increasingly more about the important roles that microbes play in the ecosystem. Search Science in Context to find four magazine articles on soil microbiology. Complete the table below, listing in the first column at least three beneficial roles that soil microbes play and writing in the second column a two- or three-sentence description of each role. Beneficial Role Description This Activity will be evaluated using the following rubric: Superior Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement Quality of research Student located articles on the specified topic without guidance. Student located articles on the specified topic with a little guidance. Student located articles on the specified topic with some guidance. Student needed significant assistance to locate articles. Quality of writing Writing was very well organized, with no mechanical errors. Writing was organized, with no more than three mechanical errors. Writing was fairly well organized, with no more than six mechanical errors. Writing was poorly organized, with more than six mechanical errors. Knowledge of beneficial roles of microbes Student provided three distinct beneficial roles of microbes. Student provided three roles, but they are not all distinct from one another. Student provided three of the same kind of role. Student did not provide three examples of roles microbes play. Understanding of how the roles are beneficial. Student described the roles of microbes in terms of the benefits to the ecosystem. Student accurately described roles and included benefits. Student included some description of the benefits of the roles. Student did not provide descriptions of the benefits of the roles.