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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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| Superenzymes |
 Splat! A blob of bright-red catsup from that juicy hamburger
you're eating just landed on your favorite white shirt.
No worries. You know that a few dabs of the enzyme-powered
spot remover that's on your laundry room
shelf will make every trace of the wayward condiment vanish
in the wash.
If only it were that easy to find enzymes like that for biofuel chores.Click here for more >>> |
| LIFEONTERRA |
 LIFEONTERRA is a collaborative filmspace and laboratory exploring the questions and ideas on the cutting-edge of science and at the farthest horizons of the natural world. Click here for more >>> |
| A Recipe for Success: Kids, Dirt, and Gardening |
The study of plant life is a staple in biology curricula -- children explore seeds and how plants grow, young adolescents focus on cells, and teenagers continue their studies with more in-depth investigations of botany and plant physiology.Click here for more >>> |
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It's a trashy idea. And it's one that everyone concerned
about gas prices—and the environment—will surely
love.
The idea is to combine household garbage and other urban
trash—known as "municipal solid waste" (MSW)—with after-harvest leftovers from fields, orchards, and vineyards
to create ethanol and other forms of bioenergy.| Boosting Calcium in Carrots and other Veggies |
 Thanks to research at the USDA-ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, carrots have been modified to contain more calcium—and this research can potentially be used to add calcium to other crops.Click here for more >>> |
| Power Plants |
 "Power Plants" is an inventive
display of more than 20 different
kinds of plants that are now serving
or might someday serve as a source
of renewable energy in the United
States. This link has an easy to read chart and images of the major biofuel sources.Click here for more >>> |
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| Heifer International: Now that's Service Learning |
 Heifer International's education programs give teachers and other educators the resources to help students develop a passion for helping others. With K-12 lesson plans, action ideas, activities, multimedia supplements and other tools, teachers can use with their students. Students can't help but learn about agriculture, here in the U.S. and abroad.Click here for more>>> |
| Modern Marvels: The History of Tractors | ||||
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| Hungry Planet |
Imagine inviting yourself to dinner with 30 different families, in 24 countries. Imagine shopping, farming, cooking and eating with those families, taking note of every vegetable peeled, every beverage poured, every package opened. Well that's what photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D'Aluisio did for their book, Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. Listen to some of the stories from the NPR website.Click here for more >>> |
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,.