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A Growing Market
Students research plants and the bedding plant industry and then make a list of materials they need to plant seeds. For this planting lesson plan, students then plant their seeds, chart their progress, and write what they have learned.
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Ireland
Second graders discuss Ireland including its politics, education system, agriculture, etc . . . They locate Ireland on a map, and list facts about the country. They compare Irish money to American money.
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Work and the Farm
Students listen to a lecture by the teacher about farm work and ways to use physics to make farm work easier. The machines that are highlighted include pulleys, ramps, lever, and gears. Each machine is explained in context of its use in...
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Chemistry Far and Wide
In this chemistry worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks with the appropriate term, they determine if 4 statements are true or false, they match 6 terms with their definitions and they answer 3 questions. Topics include areas of chemistry...
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Favorite Foods
Students explore human health by reading agricultural books. In this dietary habit lesson, students discuss the foods we eat everyday and read two books about our human diets. Students identify the uses our body has for food and identify...
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Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit Project
Students simulate an agriculture project. In this sequencing lesson, students observe their classroom pumpkin patch, make journal entries, and predict how the pumpkins will grow. They discuss as a class how to keep their pumpkins safe...
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Catch Up On Tomato Technology
Students explore the ways in which technological advances have benefited tomatoes as a commodity. In a small group, students review information related to the selective breeding and genetic engineering of tomatoes. Groups compose a...
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Food Sources
Young scholars develop a working vocabulary of food by categorizing foods by their sources or origins. Working in groups, they determine at least four ways in which food is grown or produced. Groups create a poster by diving selected...
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Edible Plant Parts
Learners participate in various activities to discover the six basic types of plants. In groups, they analzye the foods they eat and identify which part they consume. After reading "The Fablous Food Phantom", they create a food phantom...
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Foodways Conclusions Worksheet
In this Louisiana regional foodways worksheet, students select a region of the state and fill in the blanks with facts that they have learned through the activities foodways lesson.
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Farm Price Supports
In this economics instructional activity, students study two diagrams about farm price supports and equilibrium price and use them to answer 8 multi-step short answer questions.
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Who's Who?
Students explore biology by identifying animals and their environments. In this animal characteristic lesson, students read assigned text about farm animals, how they are raised, and what they are used for in our society. Students view a...
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What Parts Are There to a Plant?
Students explore botany by completing plant science worksheets. In this plant anatomy lesson, students examine real vegetables in class using magnifying glasses. Students identify the plants anatomy and complete worksheets discussing...
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Agriculutre and Natural Resources Trends
Students write the letters of the alphabet down the side of a piece of paper. They brainstorm words relating to agriculture that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Students discuss the slides from the PowerPoint presentation.
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Designing, BUilding & Planting Appropriate Style Plantings in a Planter Box
High schoolers explore designing and building a plant box. Based upon desired parameters, students create a set of plant box blueprints. Next, they choose the material and build the box. Agricultural teams select the soil mixture,...
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PEOPLE OF THE FERTILE CRESCENT
Pupils evaluate how technology changed life in Mesopotamia. Students summarize the link between agriculture and religion in Sumer. Pupils classify the Sumerians according to social classes. Students classify the causes and effects of...
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Unintended Consequences: Policies that Impact Migration
Students examine the cause-and-effect relationship between the Agricultural Adjustment Acts of the New Deal or the 1965 Voting Rights Act and African-American migration. They write an essay evaluating the effectiveness of the Voting...
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Performance with Understanding: Using "Suite Francaise" by Darius Milhaud
Students explore background information regarding "Suite Francaise" by Darius Milhaud. They study the five provinces of France and focus on the agriculture, industry, and historical background of each. They analyze the folk songs used...
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Tee Off!
Young scholars explore about one of the many products created by gain-based process. They investigate the ways agriculture can protect and preserve the environment. Pupils use their scientific processing skills to conduct a full inquiry...
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Tobacco: Field Laborers
Eighth graders examine a picture of a tobacco laborer. Using that information, they write a story describing a typical work day for them. They evaluate the impact of political and technological changes in the area as well as the role...
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Eu To End Its Oddest Policy
Young scholars read, examine and critique a newspaper article on how the European Commission proposes to increase the amount of agricultural land under cultivation. They assess key vocabulary terms, the stress placed on pronunciation and...
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Farm Vocabulary List and Definitions
In this farm vocabulary worksheet, students learn 15 words pertaining to farming, agriculture and farm animals. Students read definitions for each word. There are no questions to answer.
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Agriscience
Middle schoolers research and write a paper on any agriscience related topic. In this series of agriscience lesson, students create a presentation to teach their peers about the animal industry. They explain the uses and importance...
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From These Beginnings
Students prepare a bulletin board that shows the changing identity of their state before and after statehood.