Teaching Integrated Pest Management in the Classroom—High School Curriculum

Environment and Ecology Lessons

The following IPM lessons are based on environmental and ecology concepts. Most lessons are in PDF form.

Pennsylvania State University High School Integrated Pest Management Lessons

Iowa State University IPM Pilot Program

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

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

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[Photo: (hardwood stand) Brian Lockhart, Bugwood.org]