Ag teachers,

I try to use a variety of video/DVD materials in my classroom to enhance
instruction.  While I do not use all these videos, all the time, or even
in their entirety – I have found that they usually stimulate good
classroom discussions with my students.  Also, rather than spending an
entire class period on a video, sometimes we watch a video over a period
of several days.

I have created worksheets for all the videos that I use in class and I
would be happy to share them with you.  If you are interested, please
send me an email and I will forward you a copy of the student video
sheet and the teacher answer sheet.

FEATURED VIDEO/DVD OF THE WEEK:

Modern Marvels – Fertilizer  (2007) – This informative looks at both
synthetic and organic fertilizers.  The shows how nitrogen, phosphorous,
and potassium are mined or produced or processed.  It examines
large-scale composting facilities, natural fertilizers (including guano
and vermicomposting), and production of fertilizers from human waste.
It introduces modern methods of fertilizer applications – including the
latest technologies to eliminate fertilizer over-application.  Finally,
it examines the growing use of mycorrhizae to improve fertilizer uptake.


Promotion from The History Channel:
“One man's dung is another man's gold. Get all the dirty details on the
least glamorous - but most critical - ingredient in agriculture.
Join MODERN MARVELS® in this in-depth survey of fertilizer in its many
forms. Increase your appreciation of the various substances that boost
crop production and keep two thirds of the world's population from
starving.
Beyond greener grass and juicier tomatoes, take a tour of the places
where the essential nutrients that feed the soil are harnessed. Dig deep
in a phosphate mine, sniff around a sewage treatment plant and get dirty
in a trough teeming with seven million worms. Finally, learn about a war
that was fought over the control of bat poop! “

You may purchase a DVD of Modern Marvels - Fertilizer  through the
History Channel.  It is $ 24.95.  Here is a link:
http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=70065&v=All

- Libby Lintel

Other video worksheets available:

A Man Named Pearl               (Pearl Fryar – SC topiary artist)
A Different Kind of Grocery Store – 60 Minutes looks at Whole Foods
Market
Agriculture – America’s Most Crucial Industry
American Harvest                (Immigrant labor in Agriculture)
Broken Limbs            (Apples in Washington and Sustainable
agriculture)
City Farmers            (Urban agriculture)
Farming the Seas                (Aquaculture)
Gimme Green             (Turf/Lawn Industry)
Guns, Germs, and Steel  (History of Agriculture)
King Corn                       (Modern corn production and processing)
Our Daily Bread         (Industrial Agriculture)
Ripe for Change                 (Agriculture in California)
The Amazing Story of Kudzu



Libby Lintel
Horticulture Teacher
Kennesaw Mountain High School
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