materials and resources

Necessary Equipment and Instructional Materials (science, literacy, technology)

Technology

Internet access, Publisher software, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Paint, Computer lab, Scanner, Digital Camera, Printer, Projector, overhead projector

Science/Language Arts

Books on Orchids, Handouts/Notes, Daily Observation Logs, Microscopes, Orchid Field Guides

Resources

•All About Growing Orchids, Rick Bond, 1988, Ortho Books, San Ramon, California.

•Growing Orchids - Cultural Handbook Prepared by the American Orchid Society, 1988 Revised Edition, American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Florida.

•Growing Orchids Under Lights, Charles Fitch, 1997, American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Florida.

•Home Orchid Growing, Rebecca T. Northen, 1988, Prentice Hall Press, New York.

•Orchid Pests and Diseases, 1996, American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Florida.

•You Can Grow Orchids, Mary Noble, 1987.

•Your First Orchid, Stephen R.Batchelor, 1996, American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Orchid Web Sites

Orchid Facts

www.whiterivergardens.com/education/docs/HandoutA-orchid%20facts.pdf

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761568058

Orchid Sales

www.orchids.com/shop/shopHomeasp

www.orchidworks.com/orchids/textfile/text.htm

www.1888orchids.com/

Orchid Care

www.orchid.org.uk/contents.htm

www.orchids.org/

www.orchidlady.com/

Orchids Around The World

www.mauiorchids.com/index.cfm

www.delfinadearaujo.com/page2.htm

Industry Contacts

Cal Orchids, Santa Barbara, CA - Jim and Lauris Rose, Ned Nash