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Education Level APS Ed Center Resources List

K-12

APS Education Center

• Hungry Planet: Stories of Plant Diseases

• Feature Articles

• Good Books: DeBary Children Science Book Award Winners
  

• Case Studies. Class discussions centered on real world disease problems; encourages student thinking and engagement

• Backyard Plant Pathology

• ​Plants Get Sick Too! Plant Diseases Idea Starter [K-12]

• A smarter hand lens -- Macro lens attachment for your smart device

• Demonstration of plant pathogen dispersal without using live plants or pathogens

• A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words – Aerial Photography and Plant Disease
  

• Plant Parts and Their Diseases 
  

• Nature Scavenger Hunts, Backyard Bug Hunts. An internet search will yield several scavenger hunt activities; you can also adapt or create scavenger hunts to find plants, insects and plant health issues in your area.​
  

Other Resources

• ​ APS Plantopia Podcasts
  Explore the world of plant health with plant pathologists—people on a mission to protect plants and our food supply.

• Forest Health Detectives
  T.L. Bal. 2014.  Forest Health Detectives. The American Biology Teacher, 76:8, October 2014; (pp. 536-541) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.8.7.  Students search for common tree issues.  Lesson plan with diagrams and photos; can be adapted for different grade levels.

• National Tree Benefit Calculator
  Collect and input simple tree information to learn about the multiple benefits that trees provide, such as energy conservation and air quality.

• iNaturalist.org
  Post photographs of living organisms in your area, connect with others to identify and learn more about the organisms.  iNaturalist apps can be downloaded on a phone or computer.

• How Mushrooms Changed the World​