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Welcome to AgroWorld! This bimonthly E-zine has been developed for the secondary educator and their students. Each issue features current events, classroom resources, activities, and grant opportunities that enhance standards based on science, applied technology, and social studies curricula. News you can use in your classroom today! For more information or to check out your state's resources, visit us on the web at www.agclassroom.org |
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| BioEd Online |
The BioEd Online Slide Sets are collections of peer-reviewed and annotated
PowerPoint slide sets on topics of interest to biology teachers. Each
set contains slides, speaker's notes, and keywords. Slide sets and
customized presentations can be downloaded to your computer to view
in PowerPoint. Be sure to check out the cloning slide set starring
Dolly the sheep.Click here for more >>> |
| Bottle Biology | |
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Learn how to explore science and the environment
with soda bottles and other recyclable materials. Create Decomposition
Columns Bottle Gardens and more. This website includes step-by-step
instructions for bottle construction and background information for
concepts such as decomposition, fermentation, and other natural cycles—all
of which can be observed in a bottle. Click here for more >>> |
| How much do you know about GM foods? |
If you live in the United States, it's almost certain that you've
eaten foods made from genetically modified crops. But how much do
you know about them? Check out the debate and take an online quiz
to see what you know. Click here for more >>> |
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Explore the National Academy of Engineering's list of the top
20 achievements in the 20th Century. How many of these greatest
engineering achievements will you use today? How many of these
achievements impacted agriculture?| Learning About Renewable Energy |
 Renewable
energy and energy efficiency technologies are key to creating a clean
energy future for not only the nation, but the world. This website
describes NREL's research in renewable energy technologies, and also
provides information on energy efficiency and various applications
of renewable energy. Click here for more >>> |
| U.S. Seafood Market Shifts to Aquaculture |
 The
wild harvest of seafood, human's last major hunting and gathering
activity, is at a critical point. Technology has enabled harvesting
to outpace the speed at which species can reproduce.Click here for more >>> |
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| nationalatlas.gov |
 Maps
of America are what you'll find and make on nationalatlas.gov™.
Maps of innovation and vision that illustrate our changing nation.
Maps that capture and depict the patterns, conditions, and trends
of American life. Hundreds of maps with themes such as agriculture,
biology, climate, environment, geology, water and more are just some
of the links. |
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| HarpWeek: The American West | |
Harper's Weekly kept its audience well-informed about the most intriguing
development of the era: the exploration and settlement of the American
West. The West represented opportunity and adventure. Americans were
fascinated with the stories which Harper's Weekly brought to life
with illustrations. This website contains the published works of the
period.Click here for more >>> |
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| Teaching with Documents: Barbed Wire |
 Life
in the American West was reshaped by a series of patents for a simple
tool that helped ranchers tame the land: barbed wire. Barbed wire
not only simplified the work of the rancher and farmer, but it significantly
affected political, social, and economic practices throughout the
region. Click here to view the lesson plan>>> |
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