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Writing
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Story Starter: Guys At Work

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of two farmers with their machinery. Students read the story starter and finish the story on the primary lines.
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Worksheet
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Farm Animal Drawing

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this artistic related learning exercise, students study, discuss and blend several colors together to illustrate the pig behind the fence on a farm.
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Worksheet
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Horses

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this horses writing worksheet, students color a very detailed picture of some horses in a corral. On the provided lines. students write about the picture.
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Worksheet
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Help the Girl Get Eggs

For Students K - 1st
In this farm maze, students help a girl find her way to the hen to get eggs. Students trace a path from the beginning to the end of this easy maze.
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Worksheet
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Picture Matching Game: Farm products

For Students K - 1st
In this initial consonant worksheet, students will match a letter with items found on a farm. There are four questions and three choices for each question.
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Worksheet
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The Indus Valley Civilization

For Students 5th - 8th
In this social studies word search worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to the Indus Valley Civilization. There are 17 words located in the puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
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Farm Animals

For Teachers K - 1st
Students participate in an activity that reinforces their counting skills and the relationships between numbers, utilizing the concepts of more and fewer. They read in their Math Storybook's about geese at a fair and how those geese are...
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Farming Idaho

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a digital atlas to explore areas in the Western United States that depend heavily upon water. They explore the type of soil and the farming that is compatible with the soil. As a class, students explore Idaho's economic...
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Writing a Book About Farm Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the book, Pigaroom carefully. They create lists of animals that may be on the farm and then write their own books about farm life. They proofread their stories using editing checklists and exchange their paper...
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Farm Animals

For Teachers 1st
First graders conduct research about farm animals and what it is like to live on a farm. They explore a variety of websites and complete an online WebQuest. They select a farm animal, and write a report about their animal's...
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Farm Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the types of animals on a farm and what happens on farm daily. As a class, they brainstorm a list of words that start with the letter f. They use the internet to view photos and listen to the sounds the animals...
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Farm Census

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students disuss the work of a farmer. They recognize and name farm animals to represent the information in a pictogram.
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Visit The Orchard

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the technology that is used to harvest apples as a crop. They look at examples of past and present machines. The information is used as inspiration for creating their own device to pick and harvest apples for mass...
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Field Of Beans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of crop farming. They plant small fields to test different theories of agriculture. Students keep care over the fields, including pest and weed control. Students make and record daily observations to...
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Bioterrorism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the problem of bioterrorism. The goal of the lesson is to prepare them for possible emergencies. The teacher has the freedom to add to the lesson in the form of supplemental information as needed. Students can...
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To Build a Farm

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students play the role of an agricultural consultant. In groups, they develop ideas for an effective irrigation system for the new farm in Alaska. They report their ideas and findings to the class and complete a budget sheet for their...
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Designer Agriculture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the controversial issue of genetic engineering. They research the pros and cons of such technology and apply it to creating new plants or crops for the area of Alaska. Students think of new types of animals and draw...
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Earth's Valuable Soil

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the concept of how the earth is segmented into different parts. They use an apple as a model to display the different layers. The apple is divided into different fractions by being cut into different size pieces.
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What Is On Your Plate?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the type of foods that are grown in Alaska. The introduction gives the justification, facts, and statistics to be shared with students. They draw and chart the many different types of food that can be eaten in one...
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So -- What's Happening Here? On this Old Christmas Tree Farm

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners take a field trip to an old Christmas tree farm near their school. In groups, they gather data at the site and analyze the data in an attempt to discover what happened to the area. They identify human activities that led to the...
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Oink, Moo, Peep What Is A Farm?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the workings of a farm. After reading "Charlotte's Web," students visit a farm. They discuss their observations of the real farm to the one described in the book. Students create a map of the farm they visited. They...
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From Bolls To Bolts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of cotton manufacturing. The skills of setting statements in chronological order is developed. They are shown pictures of products and place them in order. The lesson plan includes background information...
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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Read up on farming and ranching and connect this information to your learners' lives. After reading, send class members home to fill out a family tree and trace their family history, focusing on farming and ranching backgrounds. Once...
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Get the Point!

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after reading about cattle drives, measure the width of the horns on drawings of longhorn cattle and then convert the measurements from inches to centimeters and from inches to feet. Ranching and the American cattle...