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How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners explore how to use natural fertilizers and pesticides by growing an organic vegetable garden by growing plants and using a variety of soil amendments.
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Agribusiness in a Global Environment Lesson 10

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore opportunities for international trade of agricultural products. They familiarize with factors affecting global marketing.
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Food Travels and Preservation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study food processing and distribution. In this food processing lesson, 4th graders investigate various methods of food preservation. Students study methods of food distribution.
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European Agriculture

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore differences between European agriculture and American agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders investigate the role that cultural differences play in agriculture and how these cultural differences affect...
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Source Search

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how agriculture affects our daily lives. In this agriculture lesson, 5th graders investigate different products that originate from agriculture. Resources are provided.
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A Common Thread

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the Renaissance. In this Renaissance lesson, 6th graders study the culture and society of the middle ages. Students research the geography and climate of the times and discover how these affected agriculture.
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Building the Terrarium

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a layout of their proposed terrarium. In this social studies lesson, students discuss how Mayans farm to produce food for the family. They compare their farming method with modern farming practices.
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Southeast States

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders acquire knowledge about the settlement of the southeast region of the United states. In this united states geography lesson, 4th graders learn to analyze and understand  the ways in which groups  in society have marked...
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Southeast States

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the Southeast States. In this social studies lesson, 4th graders study agriculture in the Southeast region of the United States. Students read about the Southeast region and discuss with a partner what they learned.
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What's It All About?- Kansas Prairies

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the interdependence of animal life and the environment. In this Kansas prairies lesson, students read background information on prairies and complete a worksheet to identify the main idea.
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Real People, Real Farms - Case Studies

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study examples of sustainable farms.  In this case study lesson students study real cases of farms to gain information. 
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Water and Rice Agriculture

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the agriculture of rice by reading a study guide.  In this food making lesson plan, 2nd graders read about the irrigation of rice fields used for harvesting.  Students write three sentences about the rice...
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Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read a recipe of beef jerky and explore the process. In this agriculture recipe lesson, students read the process and recipe for creating beef jerky. Students also read a history of the American Plains Indians and their use of...
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About Sheep

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils study sheep ranching practices and wool gathering. For this agriculture lesson, students discuss sheep ranching and construct a sheep book of information and pictures. Pupils color diagrams and fill in 3 blanks.
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Working Worms

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study earthworms and their role in creating healthy soil for healthy food. In this earthworms and soil lesson, students complete an jug experiment to learn about the role of earthworms and healthy soil. Students read and discuss...
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Cows, Worms, and Compost

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study decomposition. For this decomposition lesson, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.
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Farm Crossword Puzzle Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this farm vocabulary worksheet, learners read 12 clues pertaining to the farm. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. This crossword is a more difficult puzzle focusing on the science of the agriculture.
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Organizer
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Farms KWL

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this farm KWL worksheet, students record information on this graphic organizer. Students write what they know, want to learn and have learned about farms.
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Flowers

For Students 4th - 8th
In this flower worksheet, students respond to 9 fill in the blank questions identifying the correct name of the flower pictured.
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Slurrp

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this agriculture worksheet, students find the facts needed to construct a website focused around giving information about products that are made from corn.
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Industrialization Word Search

For Students 5th - 9th
In this social studies worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to the Industrial Revolution and industrialization. There are 36 words located in the puzzle.
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"Returns of Corn Yield at Various Corn Price-Yield Combinations"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, high schoolers plot data related to the yield of crops and then answer the two questions through analyzing the data.
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Agriculture & Irrigation Research Projects

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students one of the following topics to research regarding Idaho's agriculture. They may write a report about cattle or sheep as to why people raise them and what they are used for. They may also research cowboy life or cattle brands.
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National First Ladies' Library

World Starvation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of world starvation and some of the organizations that are founded in order to help solve the problem. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to conduct class...