High School Environment and Ecology Lessons

Pennsylvania State University High School Integrated Pest Management Lessons

• Biopotential of the common lawn pest Taraxacum officinale (plant sampling, biopotential)
• Determining Carrying Capacity: How Many Codling Moths Can an Apple Orchard Support? (population dynamics and carrying capacity)
• Estimating Pest Population Size: The Capture, Mark, and Recapture Method (sampling method used to monitor wildlife populations)
• Food Chains from the Field: Whoo’s for dinner? (Explore food chains and trophic levels through Owl pellets)
• View all Pennsylvania State University High School IPM Lessons here

Iowa State University IPM Pilot Program

• Pesticide Use: Environmental Awareness and Impact of Conservation Organizations (Pesticide impacts on the environment)
• View all Iowa State University IPM lessons here

Cornell University, New York State Integrated Pest Management Program: Teaching IPM

Browse the list below to find lessons of interest and then find the corresponding lesson on the host website above.

• Green Science: Composting for Better Soil (Teach students all about composting and start your own composting project at your school)

Pesticide and Toxic Substance Exposure Awareness Project

• Tri-fold brochure
• Curriculum Introduction
• Pesticide and toxic substance lessons and supporting materials

The full Pesticide and Toxic Exposure curriculum includes 7 chapters of research topics, accompanying teacher powerpoints, and classroom activities.