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Fur, Feathers and Fins

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store.  In food system instructional activity students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture. 
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Field Crops in the Food System

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete activities related to food production and distribution. In this agriculture lesson, students read and discuss the crops grown in Iowa and Wisconsin and the ways the crops are used. They complete activities related to...
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The Ie Storm 1998: Maps and facts activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the St. Lawrence River Valley, ice Storm of 1998.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students interpret ice storm data from tables and maps.  Learners write about their own experiences of the ice storm.
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Being Resourceful: Wisconsin quarter reverse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
If your class understands goods and services then they'll be ready for this lesson on various resources. After reading a series of books and engaging in class lecture and discussion, pupils will fill out worksheets. They will list...
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Agriculture Defined

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Open your Agriculture 101 course with a lesson on defining agriculture. Guide your class with thought-provoking questions and discussion. Give them time to play the card game, "Pit" in order to experience commodity exchange. This is a...
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Paul Bunyan Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Paul Bunyan vocabulary skills activity, students match the 10 words and names listed to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.
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The Fable of Franny And Her Fabulous Fainting Goat

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Mix the art of reading comprehension with the skill of telling time. Children in grades two and three will discuss the importance of goats throughout history based on the provided background information. They'll create cute goat clocks...
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Milk: A Practical Application

For Teachers All
Explain the coagulation and coalescence processes associated with milk protein and cheese. List the components of milk and explain how each component is dispersed in the milk. Describe what happens when milk protein is coagulated Discuss...
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Soil, Designing the Small Farm of the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the history of farming. In this environmental farming activity, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small farms for the...
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Ag in My Community; Agriculture

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students build knowledge about agriculture as it relates to their communities' commodities.  In this agriculture lesson, students brainstorm about conditions in their community with regards to growing different types of crops. Students...
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Paul Bunyan Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Paul Bunyan worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about Paul Bunyan. Informational material about Paul Bunyan is not present in the worksheet. 
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TRADERS' GAME

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners play a game aimed at demonstrating how relationships with other communities or countries affect the food and fiber system. The game simulates the unequal distribution of natural resources which creates the need for...
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A Trip To the Animal Fair

For Teachers K - 5th
Students share their experiences they have had with animals. Using photographs of their own pets, they create a booklet out of construction paper in which they identify the pets needs. They also compare and contrast what they need to...
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Journaling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore journal writing. In this writing lesson, students are given writing prompts such as "how the choices I make affect our water quality?" and use critical writing skills to express their feelings in a journal. There are...
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THE FABLE OF THE FAINTING GOATS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice telling time while reading a story about a fainting goat. They write their own story about a fainting goat. Students write letters to the International Fainting Goat Association, asking for more information about...
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Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars read a story. In this telling time instructional activity, students complete a worksheet where they must practice their knowledge of telling time. Young scholars read a fable and answer time questions as they read.
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The Story of Milk

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars listen while the teacher reads the background information. They discuss the main points of the reading. Students color, cut out pictures, and glue the pictures above appropriate sentences to illustrate the correct sequence...
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Producer to Consumer Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
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...
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Great Expectations

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine proper care of cattle, their breeding seasons, and benefits to raising cattle. After reading and interpreting a chart containing information on gestation periods, students answer questions on a worksheet. They research...
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Animals: Farm Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the different types of animals that live on a farm. They participate in online games and activities to help them explore the different types of farm animals.
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How Many Trees Can You Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students solve a story problem about how many trees can be planted in a given area. Using a map, they gather information about the size of the area and the dimensions of an acre. They use a specific equation to determine the area of...
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Ice Cream Lesson Plan for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students explore how ice cream is made in a factory and at home. They help make ice cream in the classroom. They measure out the ingredients. Students share the ice cream when it is done.
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Problems with Rivers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the PNI model. In this river pollution lesson, students use the PNI (positive-negative-interesting) problem solving model to analyze 5 scenarios.
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Producing and Consuming

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make a booklet. In this economics lesson, 2nd graders define producers and consumers. They make an assembly line accordion booklet to demonstrate how producers and consumers work together to make and use goods.

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