Insect Collection Lab (interactive)

A great way to examine the insects in your area and see how they change overtime.

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The Movement & Storage of Water in Soils (interactive)

Soils hold water differently, which affects how hard or easy it is for plants to take up water from the soil and how water moves through soils.

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Irrigation Training Modules (interactive)

Explore four treatment methods for cleaning irrigation water for fruits and vegetables and practice testing water with the Test Strip Lab.

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Water Sampling & Testing (interactive)

Irrigation water comes from various sources and can house bacteria and other microbes. Learn how scientists sample and test water to determine whether it meets standards for agricultural use.

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Nutritious Nitrogen (interactive)

Plants and animals both need nitrogen to grow and thrive. Learn how to add the right amount of nitrogen at the right time to support production without polluting the environment.

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Nitrogen & Agriculture (interactive)

This interactive explores the importance of nitrogen for plant, animal and soil health. Build amino acid and fertilizer molecules and calculate molecular weight in relation to nitrogen content.

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Everything is Chemical (animation)

Plants and animals are mostly composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These chemicals – and how they are put together – underlie everything around us.

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Cation Exchange (animation)

Not all soils are created equal. Chemistry helps agriculture succeed in a variety of environments.

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Soil Infiltration: Soil porosity testing (animation)

Contaminants can infiltrate natural soils in complex ways. Scientists use a careful and detailed sampling system to test water and soil.

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Sorption! (interactive)

This interactive will guide you through a virtual lab experiment that teaches about the concept of adsorption and its importance in soil sciences.

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Sorption In Everyday Life (animation)

This video clarifies the difference between adsorption and absorption and explains how ‘sorption operates in everyday life.

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Sorption: A Close-up View (animation)

Learn about what happens when atoms, ions or molecules attach to the surface of a substance without entering it. This video discusses how adsorption occurs at the chemical level.

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Understanding Western Soils (website)

This series provides guidance on how to sample soil for analysis and includes visualizations related to soil properties and water infiltration.

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Multidimensional Thinking (animation)

This short animation explores differences between the first, second, and third dimensions in unit measurement – and the importance of correct unit labeling.

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Scientific Graph Reading (interactive)

This interactive was developed with Adobe Flash and is no longer supported by browsers.

This interactive will guide you through a virtual lemonade sweetening experiment that teaches efficiency, deficiency and optimization within dosing curves.

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The Magic of Reading Graphs (interactive)

This interactive was developed with Adobe Flash and is no longer supported by browsers.

This short walkthrough reviews everything you need to know about graph reading, from the relationship of the x and y axes to the importance of labeling.

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Finding Your Place on the Scale (animation)

Explores differences between the familiar linear scale and the “intimidating” (some say) logarithmic scale. Learn how logarithms can help when interpreting vast amounts of data.

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Logarithm Calculator (interactive)

This interactive was developed with Adobe Flash and is no longer supported by browsers.

This interactive simulates using a graphing or scientific calculator to find base 10 logarithms between exponents, while examining the concept of increasing compression along the logarithmic scale.

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Careers in Agricultural Science (videos)

Learn about careers in soil science or environmental science and advice for overcoming academic struggles or personal roadblocks.

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Virtual Labs (interactives)

These Virtual Labs help students learn basic laboratory techniques and practice methods used by lab technicians and researchers in a variety of careers, using specific food science lab processes.

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