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Students explore agriculture by researching the native food crops of California. Students define a list of agriculture vocabulary terms and analyze maps of California which explain which foods come from which area. Students write a report about their California agriculture observations.

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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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