Students view the AMERICAN MASTERS episode titled ALICE WATERS AND HER DELICIOUS REVOLUTION. They examine their own eating habits and determine how they can eat food that is both healthier and tastier. Through Guided Reading strategies,...

This lesson combines math, visual arts, and language arts activities that all focus on the making, and baling of hay. The activities can be adjusted to address different age ranges. Most of the activities focus on gaining...

Young scholars identify the basic steps a gardener takes in planting seeds. Students identify the many uses of tomatoes. Young scholars examine the seeds and try to identify them. Students place their plants in a sunny window and water...

Students explain the importance of incorporating vegetables in their diet. In this adult health lesson, students identify common and uncommon vegetables in their area. They discuss ways to prepare and store them for future use.

Students share what fruits and vegetables they bought with their WIC checks. In this adult health instructional activity, students discuss different ways to prepare fruits and vegetables. They view a cooking demo and try it at home.

Students complete multi-curricular activities in a Halloween themed lesson. In this Halloween lesson, students examine newspaper ads to find prices of pumpkins and use them to complete a stem and leaf plot. Students find the diameter,...

Pupils examine sustainable fruit and vegetable production.  In this agriculture lesson students apply what they learn to real life situations. 

Eighth graders study examples of organic agriculture from around the country.  For this sustainable agriculture lesson students apply what they learn to real life situations. 

Fifth graders explore the Industrial Revolution. They examine the early gristmills and sawmills. Students explain why they were necessary and helpful in the lives of early Americans.

Pupils complete lessons on the computer related to pecans. Students complete assignments such as typing descriptions of pecan categories, using email to find out information, researching the internet about production regions, and more.

Third graders explore the sources of the various foods they eat. They examine how everyone is intricately connected to the ecosystems in which natural resources are produced. Students observe how the lives of people living in those...

Students explore food safety. Pupils research what laws relate to food you cook yourself, food you may buy in a restaurant and food bought in a grocery store. They interview food inspectors. Students create a chart to indicate who...

Students brainstorm a list of services governments should have available to its citizens. Using the internet, they locate as many of these services as possible and compile a class list. They also analyze specific programs to consider...

Students examine how different groups of immigrants contributed to the growth of specific communities. After reading a novel, they keep a journal on the important elements found and create a map of the community portrayed. Using the...

Students explore the world of economics. In this economics lesson, students examine literature and participate in discussions to learn about production and consumption. Students are encouraged to visit a farm or tour a factory to...

Students examine the 'opae 'ula. In this science lesson, students observe a live specimen and identify the major body parts. Students construct habitat jars and observe the 'opae 'ula behaviors.

The students will become familiar with the methods used to trade agricultural products between countries.1. Allow students to research the trade embargoes the United States has imposed on other countries. 2. Use encyclopedias and...

Read a conversation with Jaret Foster, a farmer who manages his local fresh market, and find out why it is so important to support local farmers.

Blossom and Snappy go back to the pumpkin farm to investigate pumpkins -- using math -- to make into pies for Robbie. Then they go to a farmer's market to explore how vegetables are sold by weight. They also visit a packaging company to...

Challenge students to take on a real-life problem affecting people in Nepal. Many farmers living on the mountainside there grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living, they need to sell these at the local market. The...