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AgrowKnowledge has been expanding its collections of materials available to educators by producing high quality rigorous courses available to its members.

 

The intent of this curriculum is to provide educators with the content necessary to teach a 3 credit hour course. The materials are divided into units and each unit includes:

• An introduction to the unit with unit objectives
• Worksheets to engage students in their own learning
• Lab activities to provide hands-on experiences
• Quizzes to test students knowledge of the material covered
• Exams to test understanding of multiple units

Only members can download the entire courses. Non-members only have access a limited amount of content. These courses are available FREE to all AgrowKnowledge Members. To read more about the benefits of joining AgrowKnowledge visit our Membership page.

 

 

Introduction to Biofuels
An introduction to combustion fuels made from nonpetroleum sources

This introductory college level biofuels course focuses on combustion fuels made from nonpetroleum sources and introduces the sources, processing, and social impacts of biofuel utilization.

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Introduction to Precision Farming

This course provides an overview of precision farming concepts and the tools of precision farming (GPS, GIS and VRT). Introductory use of each of these tools in the processes of a precision farming system are covered. Hands-on activities with local data will provide an initial experience in the use of these tools. Economic and environmental benefits are also discussed.

 

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Understand the basic purposes and concepts of precision farming
• Understand basic principles of the various tools of precision farming including GPS, GIS and VRT
• Recognize the use of these tools to collect data, analyze data and use the information to make a decision
• Describe justifications that demonstrate the economic or environmental benefits of precision farming

 

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Working with Kellie Aitchison, Biology Instructor at Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY, AgrowKnowledge developed an Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology, a three-credit hour, semester- long, college- level (100 to 200) course. The course is completely written and is in the editing and review process. It includes: a syllabus with learning objectives (competencies), topical outline and assessment methods, lesson plans and class activities for 60 hours of instruction (classroom and laboratory), PowerPoint presentations, readings (URLs for readings on Web sites or PDFs) for each topic in the outline, discussion topics, assignments, case studies, quizzes and tests. Content of the course reflects the current knowledge of and future of agricultural biotechnology and integrates the math, science, and technology of agricultural biotechnology.

 

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

 

• Explain biotechnology to a lay person
• Describe their own hands-on experiences with biotechnology
• Debate and draw conclusions on both costs and benefits associated with the use of biotechnology in agriculture
• Explain the relationship between knowledge of DNA and current biotechnology applications in the food fiber and fuel system.
• Understand the history and development biotech advancements and how this relates to agriculture.
• Explain the importance of biotechnology research as well as the new frontiers in agricultural applications

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This course provides the material and resources to help students learn how to build a geospatial project.  It is more than using a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit to collect field data.  Core concepts of this course include data collection techniques, project management, and working with a client.

 

The course is divided into Units; each unit provides an important concept in the ability of students to learn the process of building a project.  Units are presented in a logical progression based on the authors experience in teaching the materials.  Each unit has an overview document which summarizes the materials for that unit.

 

Each unit has lesson plans with an accompanying MSPowerPoint presentation.  The lesson plans include a list of objectives and a list of general discussion points and activities indentified by its respective presentation slide number.  The presentations include lecture key concepts, discussion questions with instructor’s notes and graphics if appropriate.  Also included are learning activities with instructor instructions and student worksheets; these are also supported with presentation slides.

 

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