Robots in High-Tech Farming (Grades 3-5)
Students discover the four main components of robots, explore how robots are used in agriculture, and program and operate a robot to address a farming challenge.
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Enjoying the Harvest
Students identify the parts of a wheat plant and wheat kernel and investigate the process of milling wheat kernels into flour.
The Great Debate: The Reintroduction of Gray Wolves (Grades 6-8)
Students discover multiple perspectives concerning the reintroduction of gray wolves into the wild by researching pros and cons and participating in a debate.
The Great Debate: The Reintroduction of Gray Wolves (Grades 3-5)
Students discover multiple perspectives concerning the reintroduction of gray wolves into the wild by researching pros and cons and participating in a debate.
My Farm Web (Grades 3-5)
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.
Making Half MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables
Students examine MyPlate and discover the importance of making half their plate fruits and vegetables.
Drones in High-Tech Farming (Grades 6-8)
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 monitoring grazing sheep.
Pancakes! (Grades 3-5)
Students describe the physical properties of materials and observe physical and chemical changes as they examine the ingredients in pancakes and how maple syrup is harvested from trees.
Photosynthesis and You
Students identify the process used by plants to make their own food and discover how photosynthesis provides the food they eat.
Fertilizers and the Environment (Grades 6-8)
In this lesson students will recognize that fertile soil is a limited resource to produce food for a growing population, describe the role fertilizer plays to increase food productivity, distinguish between organic and commercial fertilizers, and recognize how excess nutrients are harmful to the environment.
Global Trade and Interdependence
Students will examine the impacts of the Columbian Exchange and identify the economic and cultural impacts of contemporary global agricultural trade. They will also explore how food choices influence patterns of food production and consumption.
Milk: The Scoop on Chemical and Physical Changes
In this lesson students apply their knowledge of physical science to dairy products to determine if the changes that take place when turning milk into cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream, whip cream and other dairy products, is a physical or chemical change.