IuS Cuiiiculum: Biology

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expeiiments will continue thioughout the yeai, in the gaiuen, gieenhouse anu
classioom.

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Plant Classification
- Families exploiation
- uaiuen iuentification
- uaiuen signs
Classification of soil
- Soil Foou Web
- Compost
! Compost lab
! Compost bin constiuction
- veimicultuie
! Woim bin constiuction anu expeiiment
Season extension expeiiments
- Eliot Coleman
Intiouuction to Seeus
- uN0 lesson
- Seeu saving, cieate seeu packets
- Beiiloom giains
- Seeu bank
Photosynthesis
Besigning wintei beus

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"Compost" at The Faim Insitute, anu othei islanu faims
"Season Extension" at Thimble Faim, Allen Faim, anu othei islanu faims

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Bissections
uenetics
o uN0 uebate
Plant classification (ieview)
Bouy Systems anu Cell Biology

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Besign anu plant gaiuen beus
Besign an infoimation booth foi the gaiuen
Beiiloom giains
o Baivest fall ciops
o Plant spiing ciops

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"Animal uenetics" at The Faim Institute