For the Land and Water Resources, answer the following questions for each resource.

FREE Resources on Florida’s Water Resources
Florida Bay Dude
Dine, Heather
Contents: Combination of curriculum guide and 22-minute video exploring Florida Bay, though adaptable for use with any estuary. The Guide also contains a vocabulary list, a reference list, a resource list, maps, quizzes, and the script of the "Florida Bay Dude!" video.
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
Education Coordinator 
P.O. Box 1083 
ey Largo, FL 33037 
Grade Levels: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

Florida Water Magazine
Loftin, Jan P.; McKinney, Mary Ann (Editors)
A magazine about the need to conserve and protect Florida's water supply and related natural ecosystems. FREE
Agency: Northwest Florida, St. Johns River, South Florida, Southwest Florida, and Suwannee River Water Management Districts. 
Address: 3301 Gun Club Rd West Palm Beach, FL 33406-4680 or 2379 Broad St Brooksville, FL 34609-6899
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, adult

• What are the largest forests located in Florida?
• What does the forestry industry produce in Florida?
• Draw a map of Florida and show where the largest forests are located.

Recommended reading: 
Lane, E., 1987, A guide to rocks and minerals of Florida; Florida Geological Survey Special Publication 8 (revised), 61 p.

• Name three varieties of clay that are mined in Florida.
• What are the commercial uses of these types of clay?
• What counties have the largest deposits of clay? Why?

Write a paper that tells all about your virtual farm and whether or not you would like to live and work on a farm.

Plan a science fair project with Florida Agriculture as a theme. Go to the following websites for many interesting ideas for your project:

Write an article about the career that you chose and/or interview someone in the field that interests you the most and write an article that is based on your interview.

Recommended reading:

Hurricanes and Florida Agriculture, 1999, Hardcover, 444 pp, by John A. Attaway, PhD. $60.00. Provides a narrative history of the impact of hurricanes and tropical storms on Florida citrus, subtropical fruits, vegetables, cotton, cattle and other agriculture from colonial times to the present. To provide a backdrop, the story begins with the destructive storms which struck the colonists, beginning with Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean and the early settlements around St. Augustine, Tampa Bay and Pensacola. The evolution of hurricane forecasting from the earliest efforts to today's tropical Predictions Center is also described. Storm details and quotes from Florida growers and ranchers are included. The book also contains the rainfall data for the hurricanes and tropical storms as well as wind speeds and durations.

List the major citrus varieties grown in Florida.

What was the total citrus acreage in Florida during 1999?

What county had the most acreage dedicated to the citrus industry in 1999? the least? How many millions of boxes of oranges were produced in 1999?

Name 20 other selected fruit species that are grown in Florida and are not common to most of the United States.

Florida is the nation’s leading producer of watermelons. Name three different varieties of watermelon grown in this state. What are the health benefits of watermelons?

What is the principal vegetable produced in your local area? How much of that vegetable was produced in 2000? Where does Florida rank in the production of vegetables in comparison to other states? What is the vegetable that Florida produces the most of?

The leatherleaf fern is possibly the most important cut foliage crop in Florida. What is this plant used for? What county is the industry of 600 growers of the leatherleaf fern centered in?

What is the purpose of the Agricultural Inspection stations? What year were they established? Use a map to describe where these stations are located. Why are they located in these areas?

Read the following articles, and make a list of what might be done to benefit the agricultural industry in Florida in the wake of the attacks.

What is the state doing to attract new businesses to the rural areas in Florida? List the attractions for businesses to locate themselves in the rural areas.

List the following information about your local region:
Population
Jobs
Households
Consumer Spending
Total Retail Sales

Compare your region with another region in the state. How does your region compare in population? How does the amount of jobs relate to the amount of consumer spending between the two regions you have chosen? What is the comparison between the retail sales and the population of the two regions that you have chosen? What are some conclusions that can be made about these statistics?

What are the key industries in Florida?

Florida has a strong heritage in the space, aviation and aerospace industries, from the world's first regularly scheduled airline flight in 1914 to the 1958 launch of "Explorer I." Florida is currently positioned as a leading aviation, space, and defense technology hub located at the crossroads to the Western Hemisphere. Florida has the second largest share of the nation's businesses in the aviation and aerospace industry. List some of the reasons why companies in the aviation and aerospace industry succeed in Florida.

Florida's health technology industry includes more than 2,200 Florida firms that employ more than 300,000 workers in the production of medical instruments and supplies, ophthalmic goods, laboratory apparatus and instruments, pharmaceuticals and selected chemicals, in the delivery of specialized health services, including hospitals, and in medical laboratories. Florida has the second largest number of medical laboratories in the nation and ranks third in medical laboratory employment. The state ranks third in the number of firms and employees in the ophthalmic good manufacturing sector and has the third largest number surgical appliances and supplies producers. What six counties top the list of employment in the Biomedical manufacturing industry?

In the 1950s, Florida's strength in lasers and electro-optics began with the early development of laser systems by Martin Marietta in Orlando. Florida hosts some of the largest optics integrators and end-user markets, which serves to attract and build optics activity, especially in the aerospace, microelectronics and biomedical industries, and entertainment/display markets. Today, with nearly 500 companies employing more than 44,000 people, Florida is among the top four optics regions in the nation. Name some of the resources that support the Optoelectronics Technology industry in Florida.

More than 800 Florida firms employ nearly 20,000 workers in the plastics industry. Plastics companies can be found in most parts of the state, yet some regions have especially high concentrations. Name the twelve leading counties for plastics companies.

Florida contains the greatest concentration of theme parks and entertainment centers in the world, and ranks third in the nation for the number of motion picture and video production establishments.  Combine the strength of Florida's entertainment industry with its technology leadership and the result is digital entertainment.

Digital entertainment -- or eEntertainment -- is the development and delivery of interactive, engaging experiences through:

• Rich media/New media
• Web-based content
• Digital Cinema
• Digital Television
• Experience-based entertainment
• Edutainment
• EGames and EToys

Florida's space industry has also played a major role in the industry's emergence.  Satellite manufacturing and launch services are meeting the growing demands for bigger and more powerful satellites for video transmissions.  And Florida's space program was the driving force behind the development of the personal computer, the basis for the rapid evolution of digital entertainment.

What does Florida offer to this industry that makes it successful? What are some ways that you are benefited by this industry? What benefits does this industry bring to Florida?

What are some of the reasons that are listed for producing an entertainment product in Florida? What does the entertainment industry offer to Florida’s economy?

Write an essay that describes your ultimate Florida vacation plans. Make sure to include all expenses that will be incurred during your vacation. Will you travel by air or by automobile? Where will you stay? How long will your vacation be and what will you do while you are on vacation?

Read the following article, and write down some ideas that might benefit the tourism industry in Florida in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Why do you think the attacks had an impact on the tourism industry? What can be done to revive the tourism industry in the aftermath of the attacks?