Students read an article that discusses numerous food traditions.  In this ESL instructional activity, students work in small groups to complete a vocabulary assignment on the article, a brainstorming activity, writing an essay and...

In this grammar and vocabulary practice worksheet, students read about countable nouns and categorize a set, practice filling in blanks in from of nouns using either 'some' or 'any,' complete questions and write steps in making a...

In this Australian Lingo worksheet, students read a paragraph that uses the lingo, then use "Bonus 5 Link" and fill in the English meanings of the words. No actual link is given.

An extensive site that is ostensibly a hydroponics experiment for educating the reader about hydroponics, but it is packed with history and information. Click on the tomato to get started.

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...

See what happens when Noah confuses the Spanish words for newspaper and tomato, and learn the Spanish words for items in a purse and vegetables.

How do you make tomatoes taste even better? Read about a scientist whose goal is to make tomatoes taste as sweet as candy by using natural breeding techniques.

What is your idea of the perfect tomato? Learn about the principles of selective breeding and genetic modification and their contribution to the quest for tomato perfection.

Having read Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, students will conduct research through an interview with an elderly person from the community (a field trip to local nursing home facility) to determine the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Luke who lives on a farm. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

In Splat! by Canadian author Eric Walters, two boys change the rules in the tomato toss event at a festival and use people as targets, which causes things to get out of control. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion...

An extensive site that is ostensibly a hydroponics experiment for educating the reader about hydroponics, but it is packed with history and information. Click on the tomato to get started.

An extensive site that is ostensibly a hydroponics experiment for educating the reader about hydroponics, but it is packed with history and information. Click on the tomato to get started.

Details the work of an Arizona State University biologist to produce a tomato that carries an E. coli bacteria gene that will help people fight off infections.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Tomato Plant."

[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-instructional activity unit on drawing conclusions through which students learn how to use pictures and context clues to discover a missing word and to draw conclusions about a story. Students...

The patrilineal Luba of Shaba differ in their descent system from the Eastern Luba by their culture and language, they are distinct from the Western Luba. Most live in southern Zaire. The Luba practice slash-and-burn agriculture; fields...

At this site get the history of this wild Spanish fiesta, a week-long celebration in August filled with non-stop festivities and the ever present anticipation of the monstrous tomato battle that serves as the culmination of the week's...

An image of "Still-Life with Mackerels, Lemons and Tomatoes", created by Vincent Van Gogh in Summer 1886, Paris (Oil on canvas, 39 x 57 cm).

You're the geneticist now. In this interactive feature developed for the companion Web site for NOVA/FRONTLINE: "Harvest of Fear," use the latest in genetic technology to engineer your own "supercrop" of tomatoes.

Crown gall is a plant disease caused by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. This project uses tomato plants to investigate whether garlic extract can prevent crown gall infection. Though this is a lengthy experiment, a...

This original six-part Chemistry Now video series uses components of a cheeseburger to illustrate and explain common chemistry concepts and reactions. Videos include the science of the bun, the burger, cheese, tomatoes, pickles and...

Students' opinions are a crucial step in the foundation of good writing. After reading 'I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato', students will state their own opinion about a topic through writing.

The goal of this plant biology science fair project is to make and test an herbicide made from the leaves of the black walnut tree and investigate the toxicity of black walnut trees.