http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:41 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:41 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=395237 After reading "A Sound of Thunder," students will further investigate the impact of the "butterfly effect" as it pertains to a nonfiction piece (a news story from China) about the dwindling bee population and its effects on the pear industry. The US bee population has dwindled in the last few years, too, and a second video documentary on Colony Collapse Disorder allows students to make inferences and predictions about the impacts of bee loss on the US economy, too.Students will then be able to investigate environmental issues of their own choices and research them using a variety of print and digital research tools. For more specifics, please contact me at connie_young@kernhigh.org or the email address listed here. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=473022 The Organic.Edunet project aims to facilitate access, usage and exploitation of digital educational content related to Organic Agriculture and Agroecology. This is achieved by deploying a multilingual online federation of learning repositories, populated with quality content from various content producers. An multilingual online environment (the Organic.Edunet Web portal) facilitates end-users’ search, retrieval, access and use of the content in the learning repositories. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85374 Collection of Greenhouse Teaching Resources including digital photographs, video clips, living glossary, and flash greenhouse environment simulator (in progress). Funded in part by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=624761 Scientific data sets presented in the form of spreadsheets, image analysis, online mapping/graphing, data portals, and modeled data are used in exercises to investigate the climate, atmosphere, topography, oceans, and other aspects of the Earth. A few activities are listed below.Plate Motion Using EarthScope GPS DataAnalyzing the Antarctic Ozone HoleClimate History from Deep Sea SedimentsCool Cores Capture Climate ChangeDetecting El Niño in Sea Surface Temperature DataEnvisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate ModelEvidence for Plate TectonicsExploring Air Quality in Aura NO2 DataExploring Characteristics of WetlandsExploring Monsoon Precipitation and Streamflow in a Semi-Arid WatershedHow Cities Affect Their Local ClimateLife in Extreme EnvironmentsTeaching notes/strategies, learning goals, appropriate grade levels, standards, and background information are given for each exercise. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86534 A collection of Instructional Modules, Lessons, Case Libraryand Decision Cases focussing on turfgrass Management.Topics include:Turfgrass Management, Turf Quality, Bioenergetics, Germination, Shoot Growth, Root Growth, Inflorescence, Seed Structure, Turfgrass Species, Climatic Classification, Morphology, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Breeding, Endophytes, Characterization, Environment, Climatology, SoilProperties, Soil, Air, and Water, Thatch, Mowing, Fertilization, Nutrition, Irrigation, Cultivation, Topdressing, Pest Management, Disease, Insect Control, Pesticides, Weed Control http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86297 Fast Plants are a type of crucifer (a large group of plants that includes mustard, radish, cabbage, and more) that have been bred and selected to have a uniform, short flowering time (14 days) and grow well under in a small indoor space, with little soil, under artificial lights. Dr. Paul Williams has put together a collection of lab exercises that engage students in understanding plant biology and physiology.