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Wild Blueberries for ME (Pre-K-2)
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Brief Description: Wild Blueberries for ME describes the history, growing and harvesting of this important Maine crop. After reading aloud, students will be involved in English Language Arts and Health Education activities.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Focus Areas: Pest Identification; Science
Focus Skills: observing, comparing/contrasting, drawing conclusions
Objectives
- To identify some of the important roles insects play on the Earth
- To identify insects that are harmful or helpful to the environment
Essential Questions
- How are insects important to life on Earth?
- How are insects helpful to people?
- How are insects harmful to people?
- How do insects affect farmers?
Essential Understandings
- Insects help people in many ways.
- Insects pollinate flowers and trees, enabling plants to reproduce.
- Many insects are garbage eaters, changing natural wastes into fertilizers.
- Insects
People Need Plants
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Brief Description: Students will be able to identify parts of a plant and recognize the importance of plants in our daily diet. They will learn new vocabulary and use these in activities pertaining to their own eating habits.
CAUTION: Chemicals
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Brief Description: Students will use this lesson to understand cause and effect by seeing how chemicals can spread through soil as well as endanger plants and animals. They will conduct an experiment, observe, and draw conclusions as to why chemicals should not be the first choice when it comes to controlling pests.
Sharing the Planet
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Brief Description: Students will be able to identify some of the important roles insects play on the earth as well as identify insects that are harmful and helpful to the environment. Students will be able to graph the different types of insects and play games using a bingo board.
What is IPM?
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Focus Areas: Pest Control; Science, Language Arts
Focus Skills: evaluating data, making generalizations, forming conclusions
Objective
To understand the purpose and methods of Integrated Pest Management, IPM
Essential Questions
What is IPM?
Essential Understanding
IPM is a program to reduce the use of chemicals to control pests.
Background
Because excessive use of chemicals poses an environmental threat, alternate solutions to pest control are both practical and necessary. IPM makes use of multiple tactics to control pests. These include biological, physical or mechanical, cultural, and regulatory controls. Chemical pest control is used only when less … view full description & alignments
There’s A Wiser Way
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Focus Areas: Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Science, Language Arts, Graphic Arts
Focus Skills: summarizing, understanding the main idea
Objectives
- To illustrate an understanding of IPM
- To recognize the need for reduction of chemical applications in pest management
Essential Question
How can Integrated Pest Management reduce the use of chemicals in managing pests?
Essential Understandings
- IPM seeks to understand the lifestyle of a pest and determine the pest population before taking action.
- IPM applies the most environmentally sound methods to pest management.
Background
IPM offers a scientific approach as well as an alternative to … view full description & alignments
Bug Busters
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Brief Description: Students will research, observe, and read for information on pest control, and nature’s food chain. Using this information students will understand and recognize that bats and other natural predators help control insect population and in doing so will find a deeper understanding of nature’s food chain.
Nature’s Bug Zappers
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Brief Description: Students will learn about natural pest management to protect from overpopulation. They will be able to look at the advantages and disadvantages of different types of insects and learn about their life cycles. Students will also be able to act out different scenarios involving insects.