Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
A World of Cotton
This natural plant fiber is a globally important crop with many uses. But cotton growers are continually dealing with environmental challenges like drought and pests. Explore the content of this website to learn more about cotton, its wild ancestors, and some of the approaches scientists are using to study and improve cotton plants.
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Genetic Science Learning Center
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Applying Heredity Concepts
- Growing a Nation Era 1b: Cotton's American Journey
- Cotton's American Journey (Grades 3-5)
- Cotton's American Journey (Grades 6-8)
- Clothes on the Grow