Agriculture Books
101 Wack Facts about Snakes & Reptiles, Scholastic, Inc., 1991, ISBN 0-590-44891-9
Description: Wacky and fun facts about snakes and reptiles.
175 Amazing Nature Experiments, Random House, 1991, ISBN 0-679-82043-4 (pbk.).
Description: Explore the natural world with hands-on activities, games, and experiments, both indoors and out.
A Centennial Garden. Geil Elementary School, Gering Nebraska. 1987.
Description: Activities that lead up to the planting of a garden to commemorate Gering's 100th anniversary. A chronology of this project, along with activities and concepts.
A Home for Pearl. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Description: An instructional guide to be used in conjunction with the video "A Home for Pearl."
A Prairie Alphabet. Tundra Books. 1992. ISBN 0-88776-323-5.
Description: An alphabet book, about people living and working on the prairie.
A Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month. North Dakota Forest Service. 1990.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for use by teacher concerning trees.
A Wildflower Year. NEBRASKAland Magazine. 1990. ISSN 0028-1964.
Description: Information and color photographs about wildflowers.
Acid Rain. University of California at Berkeley. 1990.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for use by teachers, concerning acid rain.
Animal Camouflage, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Wildlife,
1966.
Description: Experiments and activities designed to be used by teachers concerning animal camouflage.
Applying Pesticides Correctly. USDA/North Carolina State Univ.
Description: A manual
designed for use by adults, to assist in the proper use of pesticides. A highly
technical manual.
Balancing Nature - Trapping in Today's
World. Anderson Productions 1996.
ESU#09-3838
Description: A video about a senator who visits numerous agencies in her quest for information about the trapping of animals. The senator manages to put the pieces together rationally, as she searches for a fair resolution of trapping issues and preservation of the delicate balance between nature and civilization.
Bats Incredible!, AIMS Education Foundation, 1993, ISBN 1-881431-41-X.
Description: AIMS materials integrating earth, physical, and life sciences teaching that bats live in diverse habitats.
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky. Dial Books. 1991. ISBN 0-8037-0969-2.
Description: A trade book story in a Native American context, about preservation of nature.
Buzzing a Hive, The Regents of the University of California, 1987.,
Description: A book of activities to teach primary students about bees, their habitat, their life in the hive, and their function.
Conservation for Children. Sopris West. 1994. ISBN 1-57035-011-6.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for teachers concerning conservation awareness.
Conserving the Atmosphere. Steck-Vaughn Co. 1989. ISBN 0-8114-3451-6.
Description: A trade book with color photographs and drawings, providing information about pollution and natural resource utilization.
Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method, Fulcrum Publishing, 1993, ISBN 1-55591-118-8.
Description: The scientific method is taught using a full spectrum of insects and other crawling creatures.
Critters K-6 Life Science Activities, AIMS Education Foundation, 1989.
Description: Activities and reproducibles to teach students about animals, their characteristics, adaptations, habitats, etc.
Death is Natural, Morrow Junior Books, 1977. ISBN 0-688-10467-3.
Description: A trade book, written in conversational style, that discusses the inevitability and necessity of death as a natural process.
Earth Child
Description: Games, Stories, Activities, Experiments & Ideas about living lightly on planet earth.
Earthworms, The Regents of the University of California, 1989.
Description: A set of activities and reproducibles from GEMS that introduce and teach the students about earthworms and their place in the environment.
Ecology a Practical Introduction with
Projects & Activities, Usborne
Publishing Ltd., 1988.
Description: A practical introduction into the world of ecology. Activities and experiments for teaching the concepts and issues of the study of ecology.
Ecosystem Matters, United States Department of Agriculture, 1995.
Description: Hands-on activities with information, procedures, and suggestions, aimed at teachers, on a broad array of topics.
Educational Aid for the Animal Adaptations
Program, Stovall Museum of Science
and History.
Description: About a dozen worksheets and activities designed to acquaint students with concepts in animal adaptation.
Effects of Agricultural Runoff on Nebraska
Water Quality. UNL Coop. Ext.
NebGuide G82-586.
Description: Four page pamphlet about agricultural runoff and water quality.
Environmental Law, West Publishing Co.1991
Description: Focuses on environmental laws, regulations, planning and disputes.
Environmental Inquiry for Students and
Teachers, Paragon Books, 1994.
Description: A collection of 958 questions to stimulate environmental inquiry, along with lists of words and terms that must be used, and references to access.
Familiar Flowers of North America. Chanticleer Press, Inc. 1992.
Description: A pocket guide for identification of flowers.
Fertilizer Nitrogen Best Management
Practices. UNL Coop. Ext. NebGuide
G87-829.
Description: Four page pamphlet about nitrogen fertilizer.
Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect. GEMS-University California at Berkeley. 1990. ISBN
0-912511-75-3.
Description: Activities, experiments and background information for teachers of middle grade students concerning global warming and the greenhouse effect.
Ground Water and the Rural Homeowner. USGS. 1988.
Description: A 37 page pamphlet about wells and water.
Honeybees. Nebraska's Ag in the Classroom. 1989.
Description: Information and activities designed to be used by teachers concerning bees.
Honeybees. Nebraska's Ag in the Classroom. 1989.
Description: Activities and worksheets designed for use by teachers in elementary grades, concerning bees.
Keep Nebraska Beautiful, Governor's Council to Keep Nebraska Beautiful, Inc.,
1997.
Description: A directory of environmental education and environmental resources within the state of Nebraska, including the mission of the organizations, contact person, and what resources they share.
Keepers of Life. Fulcrum Inc. 1994. ISBN 1-55591-187-0.
Description: Activities and Native American stories that involve concepts about plants and other life science concepts.
Keepers of the Animals. Fulcrum Inc. 1991. ISBN 1-55591-107-2.
Description: Activities and Native American stories that involve concepts and natural processes related to animals.
Keepers of the Earth. Fulcrum Inc. 1989. ISBN 1-55591-027-0.
Description: Activities and stories, in a Native American context, concerning environmental and natural science concepts.
Ladybugs, The Regents of the University of California, 1993,
ISBN 0-912511-86-9.
Description: A GEMS program of activities and reproducible handouts that introduce students to the ladybug, its lifecycle, and its purpose.
More Tree Talk
Description: People, politics, and economics of timber.
Networking for Nature, ESU #13 SOAR with a grant from the Environmental
Protection Agency, 1997.
Description: Creative Problem Solving Curriculum written by ESU #13 SOAR with a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
OBIS Lawn Guide. Delta Education, Inc. 1980.
Description: Descriptions and drawings of common plants, animals, and insects found in the environment.
OBIS Outdoor Biology Instructional
Strategies, Delta Education,1981.
Description: Variety of
activities pertaining to Primary, Intermediate and Advanced activities for
biology. Papers on the Development of Environmental Education Standards. North
American Association for Environmental Education.
Pesticide Laws and Regulations. UNL Coop. Ext. NebGuide G79-479. 1995.
Description: Four page pamphlet about legal issues of record keeping, application, etc of pesticides.
Pesticide Management and Safety on Home
Grounds. UNL Coop. Ext. NebGuide
G90-1007.
Description: Four page pamphlet on proper use and application of pesticides.
Pesticides and Groundwater-A map and guide
for Scotts Bluff County. UNL 1996.
Description: A pamphlet with map about soil types in Scotts Bluff County, and related information concerning use of pesticides.
Pollution Prevention. UNL Institute of Ag. and Natural Resources. Guide book,
video.
Description: A unit on pollution prevention, including hundreds of pages of information, overheads, objectives, activities, and a video.
Project Wild Aquatic Education Activity
Guide. Western Regional Environmental
Education Council, Inc. 1992.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for use by teachers concerning water.
Project Wild Elementary, Regional Environmental Education Council,1986.
Description: An interdisciplinary, supplementary environmental and conservation education program for educators of kindergarten through 6th grade.
Project Wild K-12 Activity Guide, Western Regional Environmental Council,Inc.,1995
Description: Interdisciplinary, supplementary conservation and environmental education program for educators of kindergarten through high school age young people.
Project Wild Secondary Activity Guide, Western Regional Environmental Education Council,1986
Description: An interdisciplinary, supplementary environmental and conservation education program for educators K-12.
Ranger Rick's Nature Scope-Birds, Birds, Birds. National Wildlife Federation. 1989.
Description: Experiments, activities, and background information designed to be used by teachers to teach about birds.
Ranger Rick's Nature Scope-Endangered
Species: Wild & Rare. National
Wildlife Federation, 1989.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed to be used by teachers concerning endangered species.
Read About Pollution. Steck-Vaughn Company. 1991. ISBN 0-8114-8216-2.
Description: Informational trade book about pollution, elementary level.
Reading the Range. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 4-H.
Description: Activities and information about plants of the plain states.
Seeds and Weeds. Steck-Vaughn Company. 1991. ISBN 0-8114-6903-4.
Description: Children's book with questions and answers and drawings about seeds and weeds.
Seeds. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. 1965.
Description: Activities, experiments, and information about seeds.
SMILES-Science and Math Integrated
Language Experiences. Nebraska
Department of Education.
Description: Activities, experiments, and information designed by and for teachers, concerning the following topics: Trees, Insects, Rain Forests, Oceans, and Flight.
SSI Themes: Oceans, Ecology, Plants,
Health, Animals, Health, Environments.
Description: Collections of activities and lessons accumulated by teachers that relate to the themes.
Surface Water: The Teacher's Guide. Water Pollution Control Federation. 1988.
Description: Activities,
experiments, and information designed for use by teachers concerning water.
Ten-Minute Field Trips, National Science Teachers Association, 1996.
Description: Emphasizes use of the school grounds in environmental sciences
Terrarium Habitats, The Regents of the University of California, 1994,
ISBN 0-912511-85-0.
Description: Students explore the soil and its inhabitants by creating a terrarium and observing the interaction of the organisms.
The Budding Botanist, AIMS Education Foundation, 1993, ISBN 1-881431-40-1.
Description: AIMS activity book concerned with the investigation of seed plants. Hands-on activities for students grades 3-6.
The Curiosity Club, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-471-55589-4.
Description: A hands-on guide that gets kids involved in learning about nature.
The Groundwater Adventure Teacher's Guide. Water Pollution Control Federation. 1989.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for use by teachers, concerning groundwater.
The Liquid Treasure Water History Trunk. Montana State University. 1993.
Description: Activities and information designed to be used in teaching about water.
Treetures. National Association of State Foresters. 1994.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for teachers to use concerning trees.
Understanding Nitrogen Soils. UNL Coop. Ext. NebGuide G82-595.
Description: Three page pamphlet about the nitrogen cycle.
Water Precious Water. AIMS Educational Foundation. 1988. ISBN
1-881431-22-3.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for teachers concerning water.
Water Riches for Youth. UNL Coop. Ext.
Description: An entire unit on water, including teacher's guide, student workbooks with activities and information, and a video.
Water, Youth, and Optimism. Wyoming Water Resources Center.
Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed to be used by teachers concerning water.
Water. Good Apple. 1992. ISBN 0-86653-676-0.
Description: Activities, experiments, and information designed for use by teachers concerning water.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture. 1995. ISBN
0939870-00-4.
Description: A reference book with detailed information and color photographs about weeds.
Wild Wonderful Wyoming "Choices for
the Future", Wyoming
Conservation Connection-UW, 1995
Description: The curriculum for the statewide Integrated Conservation Education Program.
Wildflowers, Grasses & Other Plants of
the Northern Plains and Black Hills.
University of South Dakota. 1992. ISBN
Description: Reference guide with information and color photographs of plants in Northern Plains and Black Hills.
Worker Protection Standard for
Agricultural Pesticides. UNL Coop.
Ext. NebGuide G94-1219-A.
Description: Four page pamphlet about protecting humans from harm when using pesticides.
Working Trees. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Description: A coloring book and activity guide to teach the
importance of trees, and the many jobs they perform in our environment.