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OfferingmaterialsthathelpteachersengagemorestudentsinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathconceptsSTEMhasbeenthefocusofthenewlessonsFloridaAgricultureintheClassroomisdeveloping.Withtheuseofgrantmoneytheorganizationreceivedwecreatedmorethanadozenlessonsaboutplantnutrientsthedifferencebetweenfertilizersandpesticidesandtheimpactsofinvasivespeciesonagriculture.Theinteractivelessonsdrawstudentsinwiththeirreal-lifeapplicationsinwhichstudentsdebunkmisconceptionsaboutfertilizersandpesticidesandcalculatehowfastaninvasivespeciescanmultiplyifithasidealreproductiveconditionsandnopredatorsjusttonameafew.FloridaandtheUnitedStatesneedsmorestudentswhoareinterestedinenteringthex1aeldsofscienceandmathandwearedoingourpartbydevelopingandprovidinglessonstohelpteachersdothat.Tolearnmoreaboutourmaterialspleasevisithttpwww.x1bagintheclassroom.comlessons.html.FeedMeNutritionalBuildingBlocksx133rd-5thGradex13Alessonthateducatesstudentsaboutthedifferencebetweenhumannutritionandplantnutrientsandthatplantsdonx19treceivenutrientsthewayhumansandanimalsdo.Italsoteachesstudentsabouttheactualnutrientsthatplantsrequireandthesourceofthosenutrientsusingabraceletactivity.FoodProductionFactorFibx133rd-7thGradex13Alessoninwhichstudentslearnthedifferencebetweenfertilizerandpestcontrolchemicals.Thetwohavedifferentsourcesandserveverydifferentfunctions.Studentswilllearnaboutwhyweusepesticidesafewwaysthatpestsspreaddiseasesandcomparethisinformationwithcommonunderstandingsthatstudentspossessabouthumanandanimaldiseases.18