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Biocontrol In Your Backyard is designed for educators to access content by
State required core and standards. The purpose is to seamlessly integrate
biocontrol, integrated pest management, and noxious weed lesson plans into
existing programs by Grade level, Core Subjects, Core Skills, Core Concepts
and Core Objectives.

CORE SKILLS - Listing, Outlining

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Spotted Knapweed Activities. Pineapple. The lesson plan engages students in one of several ways to identify the bracts that house the purple plumes of the spotted knapweed plant. Students learn to investigate a variety of noxious weed plant parts and reinforce an understanding by drawing and discussing spotted knapweed characteristics. Radio plays to enhance learning are available at Interesting Facts.
Plant Identification. Pineapples to Flower Plumes (15 minutes)
Grades 3-6. Subjects: Science, Language Arts.
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Spotted Knapweed Activities. Pirates and the Backcountry. The lesson plan engage students in a classroom mapping exercise to travel along a route and track horse dropping to compare how recreation along trails is relevant to weed-free policies for backcountry travel. Students will learn how seeds are spread in hay and bedding used for feed and recreation. Radio plays to enhance learning are available at Interesting Facts.
Pirates of the Backcountry (15 minutes)
Grades 3-6. Subjects: Geography, Science, Language Arts.
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Explore Your World With Lewis and Clark
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Stand Alone Media Elements Gateway to biocontrol still and motion video and graphics
for assembling in a sequence for individualized lesson plans will be available later this year.

Content for Biocontrol in Your Backyard is provided by individual program sponsors.

Content is formatted and uploaded by InterMedia

The Biocontrol In Your Backyard Portal collaboration with The Bugwood Network and its

content accessible format are sponsored by USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry

Regions 1, 4, and Northeastern Area; and Forest Health Protection Technology Enterprise Team.