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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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SCIENCE
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| Dig It! The Secrets in the Soil |
 Discover the amazing world of soils with images and information from the Smithsonian Dig It! The Secrets in the Soil exhibit. Be sure to check out the educators' link for classroom instructional resources.Click here for more >>> |
| Wonderful Wild Bees |
 Working quietly behind the
scenes, America’s wild bees
help with pollination chores. Explore how these bees help pollinate some of the foods that we enjoy and how these wild bees are especially needed with honey bee numbers declining. Click here for more >>> (Learn about western native bees, even give them common names, on the Buzz About Bees website.) |
| Outmaneuvering Foodborne Pathogens |
 If pathogens like E. coli O157:H7 or
Salmonella had a motto for survival, it
might be: "Find! Bind! Multiply!"That pretty much sums up what these food-poisoning bacteria do in nature. Scientists in California are determined to find out how to stop these and other foodborne pathogenic bacteria in their tracks, before the microbes can make their way to leafy greens and other favorite salad ingredients like tomatoes and sprouts. Click here for more >>> |
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Genetically engineered food is also known as GE food, biotech food, and genetically modified food. It is made by scientists who insert genes from other organisms to give the animal or crop desirable traits. The author explains how these foods are developed, produced, and marketed. The book is a good exploration of the viewpoints of both sides of the GE food argument.| Bringing Biotechnology to Life |
 Preview a 5-minute video that explores biotechnologies being developed for use in medicine, fuel production, nutrition, and feeding a hungry planet. The video introduces the topic of biotechnology. Click here for more >>> |
| Space Agriculture |
 Space Agriculture in the Classroom is a joint project between USDA, NASA, and the University of Florida designed to boost student awareness concerning space travel and the role of agriculture in space and here on Earth! Order the free "Growing Space" student magazines and download lesson plans.Click here for more >>> |
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| ONQI: Overall Nutritional Quality Index |
 This new "food quality" index system seeks to help consumers stratify foods into a rank order of relative nutritiousness of a variety of foods. Take the ONQI Quiz. What do you think about this index? |
| National Geographic: Our Good Earth | ||||
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| Earth-friendly Fabrics: |
 Shirts made from bamboo, socks made from corn, and jackets made from chicken feathers may be in your fashion future. |
AgroWorldŽ is a bimonthly e-zine developed by Utah State University Agriculture in the Classroom through a cooperative agreement with USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, Extension Service Agriculture in the Classroom Program, and Higher Education Programs. To subscribe to AgroWorld® click here,.