Cracking Open the Story of Nuts
Students investigate a variety of nuts, discover how and where they are grown, and explore their nutritional benefits.
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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Students explore organic and conventional farming practices by analyzing multimedia texts to investigate the differences between conventionally and organically grown apples.
Build-a-Calf Workshop
Students explore concepts of heredity in beef cattle and identify dominant and recessive traits.
Pests and Pesticides in Agriculture
Students identify categories of pests including vertebrates, invertebrates, weeds, or disease and discover how pests affect the growth of crops and how integrated pest management (IPM) is used to control pests.
High-Tech Farming (Grades 3-5)
Students discover technologies that are used on farms to increase efficiency and yields and decrease costs and environmental impact.
Eggs in the World of Food Choices
Students investigate geographic, economic, human, and cultural influences on food choices around the world and conduct research about the influences behind an international egg recipe.
Walnuts: The Importance of Grafting
Students explore the science and economic importance of grafting walnut trees.
Farmers Market Finds
Students explore the value of farmers markets to local communities and discover the benefits of locally-grown food.
Drones in High-Tech Farming (Grades 3-5)
Students discover the science behind how a drone works, explore how drones are used in agriculture, and program and operate a drone for the purpose of surveying a field.
Bartering Through the Seasons
Students investigate the seasons, explore the process of wool production, and discover how trade and barter have historically allowed people to satisfy their needs and wants.
Horse and Rider: The Pony Express (Grades 3-5)
Students investigate the importance of the Pony Express to the settlement and expansion of the American West by mapping Pony Express stations.
A Rafter of Turkeys
Students investigate the domestication and life cycle of the turkey, discover how turkeys are raised on farms, and identify turkey products.