Want an organic farming resource packed with experiments, background information, science fair projects, and topics of interest for further research? Here it is. Young environmental scientists can explore concepts involved in organic farming and agriculture, research the benefits of composting and pest management, assess the pros and cons of organic farming, and much more. 

Concepts

pest management, pests, organic farming, farming, environmental science, the environment, composting

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

composting, Agriculture, environmental science, organic farming, pest management, science

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Have class members present their experiments at a community-wide event

Classroom Considerations

• The packet also provides links to information about how to safely conduct experiments

Pros

• Each of the eight organic farming topic pages provide links to multiple experiments, a list of topics of interest, and basic information about the topic
• Includes links to projects and experiments for grades 4 - 12

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3