Curated OER
The Bean Book
A well-designed book on beans teaches kids about the anatomy of a bean. They cut out parts of a bean and paste them together. There are a lot of good descriptions of the parts of beans, such as the embryo, stored food, and the seed coat....
Curated OER
Grain Properties Activity
Students study the similarities and differences of five different grains. They analyze the characteristics of corn, sunflower, milo, wheat, and soybeans.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Wheat
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how wheat is grown on the farms of Virginia. Meet a wheat farmer, learn about how wheat becomes part of the pizza you enjoy, and watch a combine harvest a field.
Other
Successful Farming: Agriculture Online
From Successful Farming magazine, this site presents agriculture news and features for people who are professionals and those studying agriculture. Links to valuable, up-to-date information on topics such as crop news and weather patterns.
US Department of Agriculture
U.s Department of Agriculture: Lady Liberty Gets an Oil Change
Soybean oil isn't just only for cooking. Now scientists have turned it into a special oil used to run elevators -- including the one inside the Statue of Liberty.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Science: Web Quest
Site offers an internet WebQuest on phytochemicals and a healthy diet. Provides internet resources to aide the user in their quest for knowledge.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Soybean
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Soybeans (Glycine max), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.