Curated OER
That's Kind of Corny!
Students apply math skills to determining how much corn seed to plant in 100 acres. They compute the amount of weed killer needed and after totaling how many bushels per acre they harvest, they calculate their profits.
Curated OER
Water Pollution
Get your scientists engaged in both recall and life application responses after reading a selection from a McGraw Hill science text (not included). Based on chapter 14, this water pollution learning exercise has students review where...
Curated OER
Pollution and Marine Life
In this pollution and marine life learning exercise, students use 9 given terms related to types of pollution and ocean food chains to complete sentences. Students number the effects of human sewage and soil runoff that harm ocean...
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Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants
Learners explore genetic engineering and it biological and ethical implications. By conducting experiments with genetically engineered corn and plain corn they determine the difference in taste. Students also discover the effects of...
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The Solution to Pollution is Dilution
Students consider what happens to herbicides or insecticides that are used in agricultural practices, especially herbicides that are used to control noxious weeds. They become acquaint with a chemical assessment method known as...
Curated OER
Altered Genes
Learners describe the economic relationship between farmers, consumers, and food companies. They examine the issues regarding the reactions of consumers in this country and other countries to the use of gene-altered crops in food...
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What's Bugging You?
Students examine the effects of pests on other organisms, crops, and the environment. they construct an insect observation chamber and discover how some insects can be pests in some situations and beneficial in others. They write "pest...
Curated OER
Integrated Pest Management
Students investigate the different methods used in integrated pest management. In this biology lesson plan, students evaluate experiments and case studies on IPM. They discuss the pros and cons of using this method.
Curated OER
Freshmen Biology Terms
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to ninth grade biology. There are 48 biology terms located in the word search.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Ecotoxicology: Herbicide
Definition of herbicides, how they are used, their damage to the environment and to ecology, consequences to human health, use around the world, and the three classes of herbicides.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Allelopathy
In this biology lab investigating allelopathy, students design and carry out an experiment to test for the presence of allelochemicals released by plant species found locally. Students will be grouped into teams to design and carry out...
Other
How Herbicides Work
A basic explanation of the different types of herbicides and how they work is covered in this resource. This is followed by a more technical discussion of the classes of herbicides.
Other
Planet Ark: World Environmental News
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
Davidson College
Herbicides: Background
A concise site that provides interesting facts, history, and methods of classifying herbicides.
Davidson College
Hebicides: Health Effects
Possible health effects such as diabetes, cancer, and infertility are examined in this interesting site.
Davidson College
Herbicides: Environmental Effects
Types of herbicide transport, degradation, and herbicides and water quality of water are focused on in this competent site.
Other
How Do Herbicides Work?
What is a herbicide? How do herbicides work? What are the target sites for herbicides? Why do herbicides kill plants? What are some selective and non-selective types of herbicides? These questions are answered in this informative site.
NC State University
Postemergence Herbicides
This competent site lists a number of postemergence selective and non-selective herbicides, their characteristics, and uses.
Davidson College
Alternatives to Herbicides
This informative site discusses the use of organic farming, microorganisms, goats, and herbicide resistant crops as an alternative to the use of herbicides to control weeds.