Test Tube Hydroponics (Grades 6-8)
Investigate the importance of nutrients to support plant growth and discover how plants grow without soil by growing and observing plants in a test tube hydroponic system.
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Photoperiod Phenomena (Grades 9-12)
Students will understand how photoperiodism impacts plants and animals in the environment and learn how egg farms use this science to manage the laying of eggs by their hens.
Types by Texture
Students investigate soil texture and determine the texture of several soil samples.
Career Trek: From Farm-to-Fork
Explore the farm-to-fork process of food through the lens of careers. Students will make a career web to see the variety of careers and skill sets necessary to our food system. They will check their understanding by playing Career Trek—a board game that requires students to identify careers in agriculture and natural resources.
The Role of Women in Agriculture
Students will investigate the number of women farmers globally and identify these farmers’ impacts on feeding the world's population.
What is a Farm?
Students discover that there are many different types of farms that grow and raise a variety of products we use daily. Students investigate what farmers do.
A Recipe for Genetics: Selective Breeding and Bioengineering (Grades 9-12)
Students identify technologies that have changed the way humans affect the inheritance of desired traits in organisms; compare and contrast selective breeding methods to bioengineering techniques; and analyze data to determine the best solution for cultivating desired traits in organisms.
From Cow to Carton: Milk's Journey to the Consumer
Students will explore milk production in the United States and explain the benefits of homogenization, pasteurization, and fortification of milk.
Three Sisters Garden
Students investigate the "three sisters" crops (corn, beans, and squash) and explore the benefits of planting these crops together.
Natural and Managed Ecosystems
Students compare the differences between natural and managed ecosystems and describe ways in which farmers can protect agricultural ecosystems.
Honey Bees: A Pollination Simulation
Students identify the parts of a honey bee, the stages of its life cycle, and its role in pollination.
Cowabunga! All About Dairy Breeds
Students explore breed characteristics and countries of origin for five different breeds of dairy cattle and discover why dairy farmers choose individual breeds for specific purposes.