About this Module
Can you identify and solve the problem at Grainly Farms? This is a realistic, guided case study using a fictional situation. The characters and places in the module are not real, but the scenario is authentic and similar to what can happen on many farms. As you work through the module, you will receive new information and evidence about the situation on each page. Working with your teacher and other students, you will view and analyze each of the videos and documents, and discuss the implications before new information is provided. You will use scientific knowledge and processes to identify the problem and recommend a solution. Get started.
This module was designed and produced by Iowa PBS in association with Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Project made possible through NSF award IOS-1145053 to T. J. Baum, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and T. Hewezi, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Content, Design & Curriculum Consultants
- Craig Walter, AP Biology Teacher, Ames High School
- Greg Tylka, PhD, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University
- Thomas Baum, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University
- Tarek Hewezi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Plant Molecular Biology in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee
Production & Design Team
- Bryan Bauer: Project Manager & Instructional Designer
- Theresa Knight: Video Producer
- Ginger Peterson: Instructional Media Designer
- Tiffany Morgan: Instructional Media Designer
- Danny Engesser: Web & Graphic Designer
- Randy Garza: Web Developer
- Jeff Horn: Illustrator
- Caitlin Swanberg: Digital Animation
