The Young Scientist
Agricultural Information Sites for Kindergarden to College Students and Resources for Science Teachers.
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Upper High School through College Students
- Ecology of Grazing Lands Systems - Home Site
- Ecology of Grazing Lands Systems - NWISRL Visit
- Ecology of Grazing Lands Systems - NWISRL Visit - Class Photo
- USDA Living Science - Careers
- Cool Science - PAM Research Project
Middle School through High School
Elementary through High School
- Agriculture in the Classroom
- Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids Stuff by EPA
- ARS Florence - The Soil Minded People
- Can You Place the States? Test
- Kids Corner by the Groundwater Foundation
Elementary to Middle School
- Catering to Bossy
- EPA Water Crossword Puzzle .../... More EPA Stuff
- Water Education Foundation - Water Kids
- AgVenture
- ARS-Sci4Kids Beltsville, MD
- NAL - Youth and Kids in Agriculture
- USGS Kid's Corner
Teachers
- ASA Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
- Incredible Eggs Teach Science (page 7)
- GRANT-FREE PROJECTS FOR THE CLASSROOM. Outside funding is not always needed to develop classroom projects. Learn how much can be done with very little.
- USE A GAME TO HELP SPARK DISCUSSIONS. This game allows high school, college, and adult students to play the role of a rancher who experiences the challenges of limited natural resources due to regulation and management, and follows up with discussions.
- CASE STUDY FOR TURFGRASS ON ATHLETIC FIELDS. The case was designed for use in a turfgrass management class and has proven to be useful in applying management options for an athletic field.
- A SCIENTIST SHARES HIS TEACHING PHILOSOPHY. A scientist writes about the connections between teaching and learning and hopes to inspire readers to develop their own journey toward mastering the teaching and learning process.
- ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING HELPS STUDENTS. Experiences in environmental writing may help prepare future professionals to communicate with diverse audiences in a variety of formats and media.
- WEB LESSON ON PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING. Genetic engineering of a crop species requires the completion of several major steps and combined efforts of diverse scientists. This lesson gives an overview of this process.
- WEB LESSON ON PLANT PIGMENTS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Plant pigments play important roles in harnessing energy from sunlight. This lesson examines the two major classes of photosynthetic pigments.