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Risky Ranching Florida

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Risky Ranching worksheet, students watch the video Risky Ranching by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 6 questions.
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The King of Ranches

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this The King of Ranches worksheet, learners watch the video The King of Ranches and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 11 sentences.
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A Different Breed

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this yaks worksheet, students watch the video A Different Breed about yaks by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 6 questions.
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Musk Oxen Farm

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Musk Oxen Farm worksheet, students watch the video Musk Oxen Farm by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 5 questions.
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Southern Strawberries

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Southern Strawberries worksheet, students watch the America's Heartland video Southern Strawberries and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 7 sentences.
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Kiwifruit

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Kiwi worksheet, students watch the America's Heartland video Kiwifruit and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 7 sentences.
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Mandarin Oranges

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Mandarin Oranges worksheet, students watch the America's Heartland video Mandarin Oranges and answer short answer questions and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 9 sentences.
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Walnuts: Harvesting Good Health

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Walnut farming worksheet, students watch the video Walnuts: Harvesting Good Health by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 7 questions.
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From Tree To Table

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this From Tree To Table worksheet, students watch the video From Tree To Table by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 7 questions.
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Where Do Your Veggies Grow?

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the origins of vegetables. In this Science lesson, 1st graders identify where fruits and vegetables come from. Students describe how people utilize plants.
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Exploding Cheeseburger

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe the components of a healthy diet. In this nutrition and health lesson, 2nd graders identify the importance in eating a variety of healthy food. Students explain what makes a healthy diet.
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Source Search

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars discuss the sources of items they use everyday. In this social studies lesson, students sort pictures of items used everyday by their source. Young scholars participate in a source relay.
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Crawfish Farming

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study crawfish and how to farm them.  In this crawfish activity students examine how to establish a growing facility and how to reproduce crawfish. 
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Multiple Choice Questions

For Students 5th - 8th
In this food worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions on food such as cabbage, meat, and farming. Students complete 6 questions.
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Real People, Real Farms: Case Studies of Animal Agriculture

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore sustainable animal production. In this agriculture lesson plan, students examine how animal production is managed in the US and world. They apply this knowledge to real life situations by evaluating the sustainability of...
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Rice Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate what plant is closely related to to rice. In this rice farming instructional activity, 2nd graders dicover the parts of rice and that rice is closely related to grass. Students create a rice picture and write...
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Botany: Irrigating of Rice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover agriculture by researching the irrigation of rice.  In this farming lesson plan, 4th graders read about the different methods of rice farming and create an illustration for each different action.  Students...
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Field Crops in the Food System

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners complete activities related to food production and distribution. In this agriculture lesson, students read and discuss the crops grown in Iowa and Wisconsin and the ways the crops are used. They complete activities related to...
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Agriculture and Me

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders categorize and organize agricultural products. For this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders complete classroom activities that challenge them to make connections between agricultural products and their own lives.
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Class: What's Fair Game

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study fair trade by role-playing a cocoa bean farming situation. In this fair trade lesson, 5th graders role-play as cocoa bean farmers and buyers to learn about fair trade. Students complete a worksheet to assess their...
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Farmers and the Food Connection

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the process of growing food. For this agricultural lesson, students invite a farmer into their classroom to discuss how they grow and process food. Students participate in learning centers which focus on farming.
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Shred a Scarecrow

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate scarecrows. For this farming lesson, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.
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Farmer Maze

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this farming-themed activity activity, students help the farmer find his way to the wheat through the maze. Students also respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Animal Farm Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies instructional activity, students find the vocabulary terms that are in the word search. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.