Exploring Agriscience 4th Edition

Discover the exciting world of agriscience with this newly-updated edition of a resource that has proven invaluable for middle school students across the country. Agriscience, 4th Edition uses the same solid approach that made previous editions so popular: content that centers on an examination of the agricultural industry, while also highlighting the role that scientific concepts play in agricultural processes. The book’s comprehensive coverage includes everything from the history of agriculture, soils, plant structures, and entomology, to floriculture, nursery and landscaping, row crops, biotechnology, and even careers. Each chapter contains an insert that provides a description of an FFA-sponsored event that relates directly to the chapter topic, reinforcing the most important concepts. With hands-on activities designed to encourage students to relate the book’s coverage to its real-world applications, this is the perfect book for a first agriculture or agriscience class. In addition, each chapter ends with True/False, Multiple Choice and discussion questions to help evaluate student learning. An extensive teaching/learning package for the text is available. This package includes an instructor’s guide, a lab manual, lab manual instructor’s guide, lab manual CD-ROM, Class Master CD-ROM and Classroom Interactivity CD-ROM. Exploring Agriscience 4th Edition is written by Dr. Ray V. Herren and published by Cengage Learning. ISBNs for Exploring Agriscience are 9781133168607, 1133168604 and the print ISBNs are 9781133479680, 1133479685. Additional ISBNs include 9781111284282, 9781435439665.