Provided by: Khan Academy|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
This video provides information on integrated pest management, which uses non-chemical methods for controlling pests that can destroy crops.
Students will learn that farmers can avoid using pesticides (or use fewer pesticides) if they introduce natural predators, rotate crops, plant crops early, use barriers, or use other varieties of crops.
There is an interactive quiz included for students to test their understanding of sustainable practices.
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Prerequisites:
Students should be familiar with the concepts of hybrid and genetically modified organisms.
Classroom Implementation:
Use this resource to support lessons about evolution, natural selection, pressures on populations, genetics, or ecology.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Health:
Students research the adverse effects of pesticides, considering the ways that pesticides can leach into groundwater or run off into rivers and creeks.
Extensions:
Students reach out to faculty members or graduate students from local agricultural universities to request materials on integrated pest solutions suited to the local climate and crops.
Related Resources:
Other resources on this topic include this video on regenerative farming, this course on food and farming, and this video about sustainable farming on the Oglala Lakota's Pine Ridge Reservation.
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