Useful Stuff
Almost Blank Jeopardy Power point This power point was taken from http://www.glenrosearkansasffa.org/lesson%20plans.htm and was changed so it would be easier for students to insert questions.
New York Farm Bureau Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, volunteer organization financed and controlled by families for the purpose of solving economic and public policy issues challenging the agriculture industry. Farm Burea Has a tremendous amount of resources available for Ag Ed.
Application for NY Farm Bureau
World Food Prize: by Zoey Anderson form T-S-T New Visions FFA. This was the presentation made during the inservice training during Styracuse MFE/Ald 2010
New York State Learning Standards Copy of the NY State learning Standards 9-13-09
Note: As time goes on I will work to put NY Standards by Each assignment to make life easier for all of you.
Good Dog, Smart Dog: New York Times 10-31-09 By SARAH KERSHAW
Injections: The lesson is designed to teach students how to identify, determine, and administer injection in beef cattle, sheep, and swine. Sent from Tiffany Drape 9-11-09
Pharmajet: Youtube video on Pharmajet injection system 9-11-09
A look back at the US Department of Energy Aquatic species program: Biodiesel from Algae (PDF) Made by: US Department of Energy 12-17-08 Note: this is a huge file over 350 pages be aware when and if you plan on printing
Dairy Cattle Association List of approved dairy judges: Deborah Grusenmeyer from cooperative extension sent this along with a note that it is updated every two years. 9-8-09
Texas A&M Equine Science on-line Horse Judging 11-09-09
Holstein Foundation Dairy Judging Guide This Workbook, “Dairy Judging”, is designed to help develop a system to analyze and select individual animals, while
acquiring valuable communication and observation skills. 9-29-09
Dairy Cattle Judging Part I: Parts of the cow Made By: D. Jones 12-1-08
Cow parts worksheet Made By: D. Jones 12-1-08
Agriculture of New York: Economic Importance A detailed look at various New York agricultural products and the vaue associated with each. Chris Crandall 9-13-09
Agriculture of New York: Economic Importance Worksheet Chris Crandall 9-13-09
NAC Dairy Judging worksheet: Designed by Homer Bushey and computerized by Don Jones. 9-10-09
Dairy Cattle Judging workbook (PDF) Made by: Holstein Foundation
Jeopardy Powerpoint About proceesed meats Made by: Cydney Vanderbogart and Kayla Speer (Students)11-21-08
Jeopardy Powerpoint about Cows and cow facts Made by: Josh Dragon (student) 11-21-08
Meet the Super Cow (youtube video) (time: 5 min)National Geographic video on the Genetic breeding of Belgian Blue beef cows 2-4-09
The Mother Of Slow Food (60 minutes) Alice Waters has been preaching the virtues of cultivating fresh food for decades. As Lesley Stahl reports, this world-renowned chef and restaurateur hopes a slower approach to the food we eat will keeps us healthier and greener. 3-16-09
New Wrinkly Dog Breed Makes Westminster Debut: Submitted by Tiffany Drape 2-11-09 The web blog goes into great detail about the new breed of dog that and the genetics of how it came to be.
Next big bio-fuel (youtube video)(time: 3 min) Bryan Garner, News Channel 5 visits a farm in Fellsmere that produces algae which replaces crude oil. Fred Tennant (Vice President of Petroalgae) says it is cheaper than oil, a lot cheaper (youtube description)
Poulty power point Written by Casey Osaka and posted 12-04-09 good introduction to poulty, both laying and meat.
Work sheet for poulty powerpoint written by Don jones based on Casey Osaka's power point posted on 12/15/09
Practice for Poultry Judging Made by 4-h
NPR Radio Lab: Parasites this is the radio broadcast, talks about the different parasites, including Hookwork. Has an interesting look at the history of Hookworm and how it was defeated in the US. This is an Audio File to speed up file tranfer right click on the link and save file as.
Science Daily Website highlights all the current research being Done in numerous fields.
Soils Power Point made by: D.Jones 12-9-08
Soils work sheet made by D.Jones 12-9-08
"The Worlds First Horse Farm" American Association for the Advancement of Science 3-5-09
Atlantic Power INC Parts look up using model code and type.
Atlantic Power Inc. Eductional program for small engines teachers.
Arc welding safety (PDF) Made by: Lincoln Electric 12-9-08
Welding Safety Group Project: Project utilizing Lincoln Welding Arc Welding Safety PDF. Students work in small groups to come up with GOOD safety questions about their section of the safety publication. Students will then present their section to the class
Stick electrode product catalog (PDF) Made by:Lincon Electric. 12-9-08
Series Code and Type for a Briggs and stratton (Page from reapir manual)(PDF)Engine Made by: Briggs and Stratton Corporation and explains what all the numbers mean and how to order parts.2-25-09
Model Code and type worksheet: Made to accompany the Above guide. Don Jones 10-16-09
Howstuffworks: Repairing small engines Small gas engines serve us in many ways. They power lawn mowers, tillers, cultivators, trimmers, edgers, snowblowers, chain saws, pumps, generators, air compressors, and other useful home tools. They also power our fun: outboard boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, ultralight aircraft, and other toys. To keep them operating efficiently, an owner of these tools and toys should know about small engines: how they work and what to do when they don't.
Howstuffworks: How 2 stroke engine works Explains how a 2 stroke engine works
Kohler Engine Lesson Plans Car and Truck Repair, From changing your oil to rebuilding your engine - we have information and tips to help you fix you car or truck
Colorado State University Resources for Ag Educators The source units are teaching guides for agricultural education teachers. The units are designed to provide an outline of study and are intended to be modified to fit the needs of the local program. Suggested objectives, motivational techniques, study guides, plans of action, and references are presented.
Agriculture Definations and assignment 1(powerpoint) Definations associated with business, and an assignment that aloows students to start a business and learn all the principles associated with it. Made by: Don Jones
Company register (excel) Allows for the tracking of expenses and income in an excel spreadsheet. Made by: Microsoft Corporation
Score Business Model Templates "Planning to start that business you’ve been talking about? SCORE can help. The largest provider of FREE business counseling to small businesses and a resource business partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE helps 20,000 new businesses get off the ground each year."
Most of the Power points and work sheets listed below are adapted from the 1992 National Council for Agricultural education modules on Aquaculture. The power points where devloped from the Over head pages as a base that allows you to fill in more detail as you see fit.
Aquaculture Module I-A The National Council for Agricultural Education This powerpoint was adapted from the Aquaculture Module I-A.
Aquaculture Module I-A power point. Power point foundations came from the National Council for Ag Ed. and was enhanced a little
Aquaculture Module I-B power point. Power point foundations came from the National Council for Ag Ed. and was enhanced a little
Aquaculture Module I-C power point. Power point foundations came from the National Council for Ag Ed. and was enhanced a little
Asian Carp Invasion Part I: Web link to a 7 min youtube video on the Asian Carp and the problems that it is causing. 3-2-09
Asian Carp Invasion Part II: The second part with dramatic reinforcement on the future potential for invasive species. 3-2-09
Worksheet for Asian Carp Video: I page of questions to accompany the video: Don Jones 9-11-09
Youtube Video: Tuscany Aquaculture Part 1
Youtube Video: Tuscany Aquaculture Part 2
A wide range of information can be found on the websites listed below. In the area of science, one can find information on subject areas such as cell biology, genomics, bioinformatics, microbiology, molecular biology, transformation, plant biology, new technologies and plant pathology. In addition to the science information, some of the websites include modules in other subject areas such as mathematics and history. Instructors can find lesson plans and designed experiments for students of all ages. All of the links links are from a Monsanto Scientific Affairs.
Ag Biosafety University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska website contains an education center with educational materials relevant to crop biotechnology and the current debate on the genetic modification of food. This site also contains lesson plans for educators, information on the regulatory system in the United States, biotech crops, and answers to frequently asked questions. New to the site is a section on Biofuels. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Agriculture in the Classroom
Agriculture in the Classroom is a grassroots program coordinated by the United States Department of Agriculture. Its goal is to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society, so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultural policies. This website is your resource for lesson plans and classroom resources about agriculture for grades K-12.
Arizona State University---Center for Bioenergy & Photosynthesis
The Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis has a great webpage with links to short courses on photosynthesis. The levels of the coursework range from elementary school to undergraduate. The short courses include quizzes/tests to be taken by the students on completion.
Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers
This site provides lessons in the areas of molecules and cells, population biology. It provides student instructions, teachers guides, downloads, mapping exercises, summaries for key ideas presented in the lessons and alternative ideas for future discussions.
Biotechnology Online—Teaching Resources – Biotechnology Australia
A website sponsored by Biotechnology Australia. The site provides balanced, factual information on biotechnology and is to be incorporated into the science curriculum of secondary schools in Australia. Biotechnology Online covers the areas of health and medicine, human uses, environment, and food and agriculture. The information on this website is arranged in the form of educational leaflets and covers areas from „what is biotech to DNA fingerprinting to Australian governmental regulations of biotechnology. The website also contains an extensive glossary of terms used in the area of biotechnology Activities include text case studies, experiments, interactive activities, student worksheets and teacher notes.
Boston University School of Medicine—City Lab
City Lab is a biotechnology learning laboratory at Boston University School of Medicine. City Lab offers a list of modules and curriculum guides for teachers and students in middle school and high school. Each module or investigation is defined in a mystery context. The activities are thought provoking and encourage creativity and learning.
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
This website was designed to increase the awareness and understanding of agriculture in California. However, the resources found on this website can be beneficial to all teachers and students. The resources include lesson plans, web links, and creative ideas to enhance the learning experience.
Carolina Science and Math
These pages are a resource for teachers and contain curriculum materials in the science subject areas of biotech and genetics, earth science, elementary science, environmental science, life science, and chemistry.
Center for Biology Education
This website is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The site contains resources for teachers and BioLEARN Activity Development Resources in the areas of biology, ecology and taxonomy and analogies for teaching genetics concepts.
Dolan DNA Learning Center
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has developed an animated site entitled “DNA from the Beginning”. The site includes information in the subject areas of genes and heredity and covers both plants and animals. In addition to printed information, the site includes video interviews, biographies, and an image gallery for each subtopic.
European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE)
The European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE) seeks to promote skills, enhance understanding and facilitate public debate throughout Europe. Founded in 1991, EIBE has become an active European multidisciplinary
network of experts in biotechnology education drawn from 20 centers in 17 European countries. The main activity of the Group has been to generate teaching materials for 16 -19 year olds. EIBE Units are collections of activities including a variety of experimental protocols, practical activities, role-plays, information and debates.
Eureka Science
A National Science Teachers Association recommended website. The web-pages contain information about DNA, RNA, cells, proteins, and cloning. The web-pages are also animated to enhance the learning experience.
Genetic Science Learning Centre
This site contains multiple sections on genetics. Interested parties are provided with on-line and hands-on activities and laboratory protocols.
Illinois Corn Growers Association
Earth Friendly Facts & Information on the Environment and Agriculture. Provides curriculum and activities on corn products including ethanol.
Iowa State University -Biotechnology
Select,educational resources. This site contains online courses in Biotechnology Education, classroom lab activities, step by step tutorials for lab activities, curriculum units, links to news stories, and biotechnology topics of interests. New to the site are curricula for grades 9-12 concerning molecular technologies.
Learn.Genetics
This site is a product of the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. This site contains a long list of “print-and-go activities ranging from the basics on DNA to genetics, cloning and health issues.
Library of Crop Technology Lesson Modules—University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska has developed lesson modules in the areas of: Genetically engineering a crop, herbicide mode of action, Plant biochemistry, Nutrition & biotechnology and High school crop genetic engineering. These lessons are composed of text enhanced with images, animations, a hyper-linked glossary and quizzes. New to the site is the Plant and Soil Sciences elibrary.
Molecular Biology Notebook
A comprehensive package for the hands-on teaching of Molecular Biology. Contained on this site are numerous lesson plans for genetics in PDF format. The site also provides links to other recommended sites, e.g. Biology hyper-textbook. It has good diagrams with notes on DNA structure, DNA to RNA, RNA structure, RNA to protein, etc.
NCBE (National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading in the United Kingdom)
Contains practical activities for all grade levels. Experiments have been designed and presented in great detail. Explanations for experimental results and future activities are also included in the teachers packet.
National Health Museum (program written and donated to the museum by Genentech)
A national educational program that provides information for high school biology and life science teachers. This site covers information on a wide variety of subjects including biotechnology, genetics, biochemistry, and the human genome. The resource center contains a visual library, e.g., the living skeleton and good color transparencies on biology
and chemistry. It has a historical timeline for the development of biotechnology from 6000 B.C. to the present.
Northern Arizona University—Center for Science Teaching and Learning
This site contains curricular resources for teachers in the area of biotechnology. The lessons have been divided into twelve complete downloadable units. The units were developed to be implemented in a variety of classrooms - biology, chemistry, biotechnology, and applied science.
Online Biology Book
The Online Biology Book is hosted by Estrella Mountain Community College, in sunny Avondale, Arizona. This is an excellent resource for teachers and students on subjects ranging from general biology and chemistry to bacteria and fungi to plants and animals. Term definitions, good graphics and links to other resources are also included.
Princeton University
This resource site contains good laboratory manuals in Microsoft Word and PDF format and classroom ready protocols.
San Diego State University
A resource site containing Biology lessons for practicing teachers, teaching tips, exercises, alternative ideas, a glossary and biolinks. The subject areas for the lessons include molecules & cells, population biology. Teachers guides and student instructions are available.
SMILE Program--Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement
The SMILE website is hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology. The Biology lessons are divided into the following categories: Anatomy & Physiology, Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Genetics, Environmental Studies and Ecology, Biochemistry, General Biology and Miscellaneous. Lessons can also be found in chemistry, mathematics and physics.
The Biotechnology Project
This site contains instructional resources developed by the Madison Area Technical College. The site contains laboratory activities, a laboratory manual and information and activities on protein purification.
The Lesson Plans Page
The website contains detailed lesson plans, ideas and activities for all subject areas. The lesson plans are grouped according to subject area and grade level. Printable versions are available.
The Team Ag Ed Learning Center
The Council for Agricultural Education, The National FFA Foundation and other partners have created this site to provide the entire agricultural education community with a single source for online delivery of new and exciting electronic instructional materials, tools and resources.
UIUC-Hughes Biotechnology Education and Outreach Program (BEOP)
The UIUC-Hughes Biotechnology Education and Outreach Program (formerly known as the Footlocker Program) is devoted to training teachers and students in biotechnology concepts and hands-on experiments. This program has two main components: (1) training teachers in biotechnology concepts and applications; and (2) loaning biotechnology equipment and supplies to high school classrooms. This website is a wonderful resource for teachers and has links to other resource sites.
US Grains Council
This site contains an education center and includes videos which trains the public on realities of the U.S. grain handling system and how this system interacts with the widespread use of biotechnology and genetically modified production tools.
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
This site presents unbiased, research-based information through lesson modules in subjects such as “genetically engineering a crop”, “herbicide mode of action”, “high school crop genetic engineering”. The site also contains links to other sites containing educational information.
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Agriculture in the Classroom
Contains a variety of information for students and teachers, including sections on animals, virtual field trips, cool science, agricultural science projects.
Washington University
This University has a Science Outreach Program and has developed curricula for teaching students in K-12. The newest curriculum is for students in grades 10-12 and is titled “Building Food for the Future; Agricultural Biotechnology Activities for Urban Students”. Units are available in biology, chemistry, ecology, environmental science, health and life science.
123 Genomics
A Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Knowledge Base. Beginner and advanced information is available (through live links) in these subject areas, as well as information on careers, news, and journal articles. In addition, this site contains live links for laboratory protocols, databases, interactive tutorials and resource information. This site is recommended for,advanced high school biology students and college students with a science focus.
Cells Alive
This website contains interactive animations of cell growth and division, descriptions of plant, animal, and bacterial cells, and definitions of the cell organelles. It shows the comparative sizes of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Also included is an animation of the infection of T4 bacteriophage and HIV. The cell gallery contains pictures and explanations on how bacteria divide and multiply.
Gamequarium
Gamquarium is a website which uses games to teach science. Areas of science include plants, cells, electricity, space, energy, matter—just to name a few. The interactive games make learning fun for the primary and middle school students.
Genetic Science Learning Centre
The labs on this website cover many basic concepts, including online building of DNA, transcription and translation. Other sections include genes and blood type; inside a cell; match up chromosome pairs and what makes a firefly glow.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Biointeractive
This site has a very good virtual laboratory. It could be used by pupils from Secondary school and Junior Colleges to practice and revise the skills that they have just learned in recombinant DNA technology laboratories. The Bacterial ID laboratory starts from isolating a bacterial colony, growth of bacteria, PCR and DNA sequencing.
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization
This is an Australian website that has a link to “education” on its homepage. It contains experiments for students in the areas of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, technology and the environment. New activities for students appear every two months.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
An interactive animated tutorial on DNA structure. This website is available in multiple languages.
High School Hub
A noncommercial learning portal to excellent free educational resources for high school students. It features online learning activities in various subject areas including biology and chemistry, a quiz hub, and teacher resources.
Association for Science Education
The ASE website is dedicated to teachers, advisers, technicians, industrialists and others contributing to science education in the UK. Its goal is to promote, support and develop science education from primary through to tertiary levels by offering support, advice and information to individual teachers, schools and local colleges.
Council for Biotechnology Information (CBI)
A website dedicated to science-based information. It contains information addressing „what is biotechnology, listing the benefits of biotechnology, examining food, feed and environmental safety.
Glossary of Biochemistry Terms
A good glossary of biochemistry terms.
National Biotechnology Information Center
This site contains activities, games, tutorials, courses which are intended to assist educators and to provide a fun and challenging means for students to learn necessary skills in basic scientific investigation and the biotech-related sciences.
National Institutes of Health – National Human Genome Research Institute
The site provides info on the Institute, the ethical, legal and social implications on genome research. Genetic education modules are available for teachers.
Plant Pathology Online
Publications within these sections include exercises for K-12 teachers, plant disease lessons, laboratory exercises (introductory and advanced), topics in plant pathology (introductory and advanced), an illustrated glossary, and additional resources.
PlantingScience
“PlantingScience is a learning and research resource, bringing together students, plant scientists, and teachers from across the nation. Students engage in hands-on plant investigations, working with peers and scientist mentors to build collaborations and to improve their understanding of science”.
University of Arizona Biotech Project
Contains designed laboratory experiments. Students would be able to complete molecular biology experiments using inexpensive ordinary food stuffs. Both the teacher edition and the student edition are included in MS Word, PDF and HTML format.
University of California-Berkeley, Scientific Outreach
This site contains a series of informative presentations including topics on crops (rice, alfalfa, fruits, vegetables), environmental issues, plants and medicine, plant diseases, and more. Under the education section, there are teaching aids, curricula, and student activities.
University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Centre
The University of Wisconsin has developed,BioTrek, a biotechnology outreach program for the public. The materials found on this site include protocols for experiments, video tapes, posters, and a range of other teaching tools. The program also discusses the social issues and news stories related to biotechnology.
“Fields of Study” video will focus on individual breeders and their background and contributions to the field. The breeders will discuss what crops they work on, the importance and impact of their research, and their personal connection to their chosen career. The emphasis will be on the human aspects of plant breeding, and what they most enjoy about improving plants for human use. Currently their are three and more to come in the future. You will need the latest version of quicktime(free).
Corn Breeding with Bill Tracy
Pepper Breeding with Molly Jahn
Switchgrass Breeding with Mike Casler and Ken Vogel
Engine and Diesel Technology Career Guide Explore careers in Engine and Diesel Technology with the following links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about the industry, follow the related links below the career descriptions section.
Briggs and Stratton Student program The goal of the student programs at Briggs & Stratton is to develop a pool of talent that is trained and qualified to contribute to the organization in the future. Our program allows students to contribute to the success of the Company through their work assignments and provides students with a real-world work experience where knowledge learned in the classroom can be applied immediately to their work.
Career Zone The place to explore careers related to
your strengths, skills and talents.
To begin, click one of the six clusters
Career Exploration in Agriculture worksheet. Worksheet designed to work with career zone to explore and present on a particular Natural Resource or Agriculture career. This is a word document
Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in the U.S. Food, Agricultural,
and Natural Resources System Employment Opportunities
for College Graduates in the U.S. Food,
Agricultural, and Natural Resources System
2005-2010 Produced through a cooperative agreement between USDA’s Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service and Purdue University. 11-09-09
District 3 October News Letter: written by Mary Foote of Greenwich Chapter 10-29-09
CDE Handbook 2006-2010 New York State FFA
The FFA Creed (PDF)Written by E.M. Tiffany 12-15-08
Jacket sizing charts (PDF) Written by National FFA 12-17-08
Jacket ordering Form (PDF)
Introduction to forestry: The power points title Intro to forestry are part of a 3 credit class taught at Northern Adirondack in the spring semester 2010.
Northern Adirondack Intro to Forestry 101: College level course offered through Paul Smith's College. Course outline, adapted from Paul Smith's College.
Introduction to Forestry: Technical Review Guidelines(PDF) Created from guideline notes supplied from Professor Cathy Fuller
Technical review Lesson Plan: (Word) created for usage with the guidelines and examples and in accordance with NY state learning standards, also includes potential areas of crosswalking.
Technical Review Example #1(PDF) Created by from Professor Cathy Fulle, and adapted to the spring course at NAC (Word)
Technical Review Example #2(PDF) Created by from Professor Cathy Fulle, and adapted to the spring course at NAC (Word)
Introduction to Forestry: History and policy Created from the leacture notes supplied from Professor Cathy Fuller
Introduction to Forestry: Recreation and Wilderness Management Created from the leacture notes supplied from Professor Cathy Fuller
LAC Planning System Handout Created from the leacture notes supplied from Professor Cathy Fuller
Dicussion topic 1: Letter to Governor Patterson: Utilization of the Adirondack Park Written by: Tom Bartiss, Owner of Wood's Edge Forestry. The purpose of me posting it here on the website is to promote discussion about healthy forest, politics in setting policy and to show the many stake holders that have to co-exist within the park. It is no way the policy of Northern Adirondack Central School District.
Biltmore Stick: Plan was adapted from a Lab at Paul Smith's College forest Mensuration. I was adapted for ease of understanding at the High School Level. 9-8-09 (Word)(PDF)
School Seedlings planting for knowledge made by: NY DEC 2008-2009 program brochure This has been scanned and made so it would fit on regular printer paper. (PDF on legal paper)
Forestry Definitions (pdf) are from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources web site and some definitions have been removed to be applicable in NY. Pictures have been added to reinforce concepts when possible 2-4-09
How to use map and compass Explains basic techniques for beginning map and compass work. Written by the USGS posted
Jeopardy Powerpoint on Forestry Made by: Alexandra Upton (student)11-21-08
Topo map of Ellenburgh Depot Made by the USGS downloaded on 12-11-08
Topo map of Plattsburgh Made by the USGS downloaded on 12-11-08
Topo Map of Turin Made by USGS downloaded on 9-8-09
Modern Marvels and other Videos
Worksheets specifically designed to accompany a specific Modern Marvels, and the other shows listed below. Mordern Marvels Videos able to be ordered from this web site. Each worksheet will have the title of the video that accompanies it and will be in both word and PDF format
"Balls" Modern Marvels looks various types of balls. (Word)(PDF)
"Batteries" Modern Marvels look at batteries (Word)(PDF)
"Butcher" Modern Marvel looks at the butcher (Word)(PDF)
"Candy" Modern Marvels looks at candy (Word)(PDF)
"Cattle Ranching" Modern Marvels looks at cattle ranching (Word)(PDF)
"Cheese" Modern Marvels looks at cheese (Word)(PDF)
"Christmas Tech" Modern Marvels looks at christmas trees (Word)(PDF)
"Commercial Fishing" Modern Marvels look at commercial fishing (Word)(PDF)
"Corn" Modern Marvels looks at corn (word)(PDF)
"Cotton" Modern Marvels looks into the history and current technology of cotton production (Word)(PDF)
"Environmental Tech" Modern Marvels looks at Environmental Technician (Word)(PDF)
"The Hog" Modern Marvels looks at the hog (word)(PDF)
"The Horse" Modern Marvels looks into the history of hoses (Word)(PDF)
"Household Wonders" Modern Marvels looks into the history of the stuf fin your house (PDF)
"Hunting Gear" Modern Marvels looks into the history of hunting gear (Word)(PDF)
"Leather" Modern Marvels looks at leather (Word)(PDF)
"Logging Technology" Modern Marvels look at the evolution of logging (Word)(PDF)
"March of the Penguins" Work sheet to accompany the video (Word)(PDF)
"March of the Penguins" Life-cycle work sheet (PDF)
"Metals" Modern Marvels looks at metals (PDF)
"Metals" Key for the Metals work sheet above (PDF)
"Milk" Modern Marvels Looks at Milk (Word)(PDF)
"Nature: Horses" Nature is a PBS Series (Word)(PDF)
"Oil: Black Gold" Modern Marvels looks at oil production (Word)(PDF)
"Paint" Modern Marvels looks at Paint (Word)(PDF)
"Pigs" Modern Marvels look at Pigs (Word)(PDF)
"Rats" Modern Marvels looks at rats (Word)(PDF)
"Renewable Energy" Modern Marvels looks at renewable energy (Word)(PDF)
"Renewable Resources" Modern Marvels looks at renewable resources (Word)(PDF)
"Snack Technology" Modern Marvels looks at snack food technology (Word)(PDF)
"Supermarkets" Modern Marvels looks at supermarkets (Word)(PDF)
"Tackel Box" Modern Marvel looks at tackel boxes (Word)(PDF)
"Taxidermy" Modern Marvels looks at taxidermy (Word)(PDF)
"The DNA Revolution" The 20th Century with Mike Wallace (Word)(PDF)
"Tobacco" Modern Marvels looks at tobacco (Word)(PDF)
"Traps" Modern Marvels looks at traps and trapping (Word)(PDF)
"Turkey" Modern Marvels looks at the History of turkeys (Word)(PDF)
"Turkey" Modern Marvels looks at the History of turkeys second question sheet (PDF)
"Water" Modern Marvels looks at water (Word)(PDF)
"Wheel" Modern Marvel looks at the wheel (PDF)
"Wheel" Key for the wheel worksheet (PDF)
"Yard Tech" Modern Marvels looks at yard technology (Word)(PDF)
Animal Info - Index by Species Name: Web Link to animal fact sheets, you can search by local name or location (country it is found). Includes breeidng, range, habitat and tidits.
Atlantic Salmon: Egg tp Stream Recieved from Salmon in the Classroom 9-13-09
Atlantic Salmon: Egg to Stream work sheet 3 page worksheet made from the infomation on the above article Don Jones 9-13-09
Open Ocean Aquaculture: Youtube video. A segment from ABC World News Tonight highlighting the open ocean aquaculture developments taking place off the coast of Puerto Rico
Bullet Frafmentation Made by: Minnesota DNR 10-07-08 Looks at diffenernt bullet fragmentation patterns and possible health effects associated with each type of bullet or shot.
Chapter 5 Natural Resources Made by: Don Jones 12-8-08 covers food chain,food web, ecosystems, water cycle, pollution. Long power point.
Worksheet for chapter 5 (PDF) Made by Don Jones 12-8-08
Enature.com Great web site that allows uses to look at the bio fact sheets of over 5,500 animals.
Ecology of a Tropical Rain Forest made by: Stephen Witkiewicz (student)12-10.08
Fish of NY state Fact Sheet: made by Don Jones 9-21-09
Channel Catfish Bio Fact Sheet: Available through Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Used as an example for the the NY State fish Fact sheets
Fish and wildlife in America (PPT) made by: Linda Peterson Posted on 2-2-09
Fish and Wildlife in America hand out (PDF) : has the powepoint and room for notes while talking about the power point. 2-2-09
Fish and Wildlife in America worksheet (PDF) work sheet that accompanies the power point 2-3-09
Megamouth Shark Fact Sheet Source (PDF): Shark Info / Dr. John F. Morrissey. Dr. John F. Morrissey is Assistant Professor at Hofstra University, New York, and author of several publications on the Megachasma pelagios.
New York State Hunting and trapping regulations Available through the DEC website Note: 84 pages long.
National Geographic Animals Web Page: Link to National Geographic Web site on animal facts. This is a good starting place for wildlife projects, clearly and consicely identifys range, diet, breeding, and habitat.
The Cute the Cuddly and the Ugly (PDF)(Word) Made by: Don Jones 2-11-09 A two part assignment about on two different types of animals. Uses internet resources to identify habitat, diet, range, breeding, rearing of the young and cool facts about the animal.
African wild Dog (PDF) made by: Don Jones 2-23-09 This is an example of what I am looking for in the assignment "The Cute the Cuddly annd the Ugly".
Bottle Nosed Dolphin Powerpoint Made by: Katie Hemingway 3-9-09
Frill Neck Lizard (PDF) Made by: Jordynne Magoon 3-9-09
Frill Neck Lizard Powerpoint Made By: Jordynne Magoon 3-9-09
Manatee Powerpoint Made by: Devin Longtemps 3-9-09
Moose (PDF) Made by: Abbey Spinner 3-9-09
Moose Powerpoint Made by: Abbey Spinner 3-9-09
Slender Loris Powerpoint Made by: Katie Hemingway 3-9-09
SUNY ESF: Adirondack Ecological Center Web site very detailed fact sheets on Adirondack mammals
Atlantic Salmon: Egg to Stream (PDF) (Word) Provided by William Wellman from Trout Unlimited.
Worksheet to accompany Atlantic Salmon:Egg to Stream
Salmon incubation memo (jpeg) Made by Edward Grant reguarding Landlocked Salmon incubation schedule.
Current Temperature Units (excel) Made by: Don Jones
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