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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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| Genomic Careers: Find Your Future |
 Watch interviews with real genomics professionals and search career profiles to get in-depth information on dozens of genomic careers.
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| SCI: Science Career Investigation |
 The "Finding Your Future" website and the accompanying teacher resources provide instructional activities that engage participants in thinking and learning about business and laboratory science careers.
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| DnaTube |
 This website offers thousands of video-based studies, lectures, seminars, flash animations, and PowerPoint presentations that explain biological concepts. Users can search for clips in more than 30 categories or select by classification such as "recently added" and "most watched." Click here for more >>> |
TECHNOLOGY
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| How Stuff Works: Corn Plastic |
 Almost everything in our life is made from plastic. In this movie, learn about the biodegradable option of corn plastic and how it's made.
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| Dining on DNA |
 This lesson plan serves as an introduction activity on biotechnology and food. Students will gain an appreciation for the age and diverse scope of biotechnology. Observe applications to food items throughout a long history of humankind's utilization of living systems in food preparation and production.
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| Robotic Dairy Farm |
 Learn why an Illinois dairy farmer, and his cows, are loving the new robotic milking technology at their Greenville, Illinois, family farm.
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SOCIETY
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| Riding the Range on a Utah Cattle Drive |
 Saddle up and hit the dusty trail with a ranch family who’s been driving cattle to summer grazing grounds for generations. It’s an experience available to city slickers too: the family welcomes guests to experience this real-life western adventure.
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| Harvesting the Knowledge |
 These video segments profile the people, places, and products of U.S. agriculture. Discover and celebrate the diversity and contribution of farmers and ranchers in feeding, clothing and fueling the world. The history, planting, and harvesting technologies are featured.
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| The Food Timeline |
 Ever wonder how the ancient Romans fed their armies? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some experts say it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods are not invented; they evolve. Check out this online timeline resource.
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