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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore the difference between plants with seeds and seedless plants. They are surprised to examine how any of the items commonly called vegetables or nuts are really fruits. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine pictures of weeds common to Midwest crop farming, then research and discuss conventional and unconventional methods of eradicating these weeds. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the aims of both the CAP and the CFP and the mechanism of intervention in each case and use supply and demand diagrams to illustrate the intervention. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students discuss the importance of agriculture in Alberta, Canada and experiment with planting and observing the growth of different grains. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a case study of the Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy in January of 2003. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the types of genetically modified crop plants there are and the benefits and risks of such plants. The agricultural needs in developing nations for this biological knowledge to resolve societal issues is also examined in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power. They trace the transformation of the California economy in its political and cultural development since the 1850's. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy as cases in which governments try to correct market failure. They complete a question and answer sheet. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine the effects of agricultural research. Using examples, they describe the effect on labor requirements for food production and identify the major advancements in technology. They compare and contrast the risks and benefits of new technology based on standards provided to them. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students in this activity act as fishermen and women who need to share an ocean of fish and take in a catch. Groups soon realize that if they don't set fishing limits and monitor the fish population, soon there are no fish left in the ocean. They also define population and graph changes in population over time. Finally, students identify common natural resources that humas impact. Full Review »
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