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Increasing Crop Yield While Protecting the Environment

Defined STEM - Increasing Crop Yield While Protecting the Environment

Objective :
Students will explore the issues surrounding the need to increase crop yield without harming the environment.
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Resources :
Video : Growing Bugs: Ladybugs
Simple discussion and examples of the use of "good bugs" to attack "bad bugs" in organic farming. Features a gallon bag of ladybugs that holds 72,000 individuals. (Good for large numbers and estimation.) A more basic presentation of ladybugs can be done for K.
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