Lessons

Students investigate how and where sorghum is grown and discover its health benefits.

Students identify the differences between beef and dairy cattle and determine the commodities produced by each type of cattle.

Students explore the journey of milk from cow to ice cream, make ice cream in a bag, and discover how food engineers have developed many different processes for making ice cream.

Students observe how a seed sprouts and investigate the conditions necessary for germination to occur.

Students use the visual representation of a web to explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.

Students discover the needs of a seed to germinate and the needs of a plant to grow while exploring the life stages of a flowering plant.

Students identify where fruits and vegetables belong on the MyPlate diagram and describe the major parts of plants—roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits—according to if they are produced on the top or bottom of a plant.

Students synthesize what they know about soils, plants, and the environment to plan a garden, present their plans, and explain why they made the decisions that they did.

Students identify foods grown in a garden, observe various types of seed, and grow their own "milk jug" garden. Students listen to the Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter and investigate produce that is grown in gardens or on farms.