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Fabric and Their Raw Materials

For Students 3rd
In this agriculture worksheet, 3rd graders match fabrics to raw materials. They draw pictures of items that are made of each raw material such as wool, cotton, silk, and nylon.
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Ancient Rome

For Students 4th - 5th
In these ancient Rome worksheets, students read a passage about the gods and goddesses of ancient Rome and then underline key words from the passage. Students use the words to complete the myth about Ceres, goddess of agriculture.
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A Seed for All Needs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify uses for plants. In this agricultural lesson, students read the book Spring Gardening and distinguish between food plants and flowers. Students plant flower in cups as a follow-up activity.
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Soil in My Food Web

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explain the role of soil in the food web. In this agriculture lesson, students create a food web identifying how all items relate to soil, students play a game showing how interconnected the food web is, and they explain how...
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Eggshell People

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners observe grass growth. In this agricultural activity, students use empty eggshells and fill them with soil and grass seed. Learners record eggshell "hair growth" on a chart.
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Introducing My Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore MyPyramid.  In this nutrition lesson, students compare and contrast MyPyramid, the new food guide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with the Food Guide Pyramid.  Students discuss the importance of...
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Let's Learn About Lettuce

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners learn more about lettuce. In this agriculture lesson plan, students listen to their instructor lecture about the history of lettuce. Learners then participate in an activity that requires them to compare and contrast iceberg...
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From Seed to Apple

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the stages of apple growth. In this agricultural lesson, students read the story I Am Apple and sing the song "Round the Apple Tree." Students place pictures of the stages of an apple into the correct order. Students...
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Season of an Apple Tree

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify how seasonal changes affect plant growth. For this agricultural lesson, students read The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree and are shown pictures of how apple trees blossom through the seasons. Students match each picture...
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Why is rice important?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine why rice is so important to the world. In this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders discover the origins of rice farming. Students study how many countries depend on rice for survival. Students research countries and...
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What is Rice?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the agricultural process of rice farming by creating a rice stationary item.  In this farming lesson plan, 2nd graders read about rice plants and the techniques used to harvest the edible plant....
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Planting Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research crops grown in the United States. For this agriculture lesson, students identify various crops cultivated across the United States as they create charts and maps that note the information.
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New super-sweet tomato hits the shelves!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the growth of the new tomato in the United Kingdom. In this Agriculture instructional activity, 7th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students participate in a discussion in pairs...
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Favorite Foods

For Teachers K
Students explore human health by reading agricultural books. In this dietary habit instructional activity, students discuss the foods we eat everyday and read two books about our human diets. Students identify the uses our body has for...
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Mystery "F & V's"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore agriculture by reading assigned text about produce. For this fruits and vegetables lesson, 4th graders identify the healthy benefits of consuming fresh produce and what minerals and vitamins they contain. Students...
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Seeds, Miraculous Seeds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the growth of seeds. For this agricultural lesson, students dissect a bean and corn seed and identify the parts of the seed. Students observe the development of a pinto bean seed and record observations on the...
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Vermicomposting

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore agriculture by viewing compost related presentations. In this worm and soil lesson, 5th graders identify the relationship between good soil and the worms who inhabit it by reading assigned text in class. Students...
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Corn An A-Maizing Plant

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders consider the uses of corn.  In this agricultural lesson plan, 5th graders examine corn as a natural resource and discuss the many ways to reuse the grain.  A variety of activities, books, and web resources are...
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Clothesline Sleuth

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the origins of clothing production. In this Social Studies lesson, 6th graders examine the components of agriculture involved in making clothes. Students research cotton.
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Loco for Cocoa

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agriculture by viewing food related videos in class. In this chocolate identification lesson, 6th graders discuss the healthy aspects of pure cocoa and the history of the plant. Students read assigned text about...
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More Than One Grain of Rice

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore cultural habits by viewing food videos in class. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders identify the importance of rice in the human diet and how different cultures prepare the food. Students view rice harvesting...
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We Garden: My Life as a Fruit or Vegetable

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore agriculture by participating in a role-play activity. In this farm to fork lesson plan, students ask and answer questions as though they were a specific plant about to be eaten. Students write responses to critical...
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Soil Preparation for Autumn and Winter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students determine how and why soil needs to be prepared for the fall and winter seasons. In this agriculture lesson, students determine how to use gardening tools safely. They show how to work with compost material and fertilizer to...
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Planting Phil's Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore gardening. In this agriculture lesson, students plan and plant seeds according to the procedure modeled by a "master gardener." Flowers are distributed at a local retirement home.

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