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The Dairy Shoppe
Fifth graders research dairy farming and learn about dairy products as well as dairy processing. In this dairy lesson, 5th graders read background information about dairy farming and processing. Students discuss running a small business...
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Soil in My Food Web
Young scholars 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, young scholars play a game showing how interconnected the food web is, and they...
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The Rotten Truth: Healthy Food from Healthy Soil
Students investigate methods of decomposition in order to make compost. In this decomposition science lesson, students set up compost bags using food and materials which decay over time. The initial lesson is approximately 30 minutes,...
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Weaving Wool
Learners demonstrate how to weave wool. In this agricultural production lesson, students read a story about sheep wool and use yarn and weaving patterns to create a weave.
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Inventive Thinking - Future Inventions
Students create marketing campaigns. In this technology skills lesson plan, students keep a log as they build prototypes of their inventions. Students then script and record video commercials to sell the prototypes.
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Class: What's Fair Game
Fifth graders study fair trade by role-playing a cocoa bean farming situation. In this fair trade lesson, 5th graders role-play as cocoa bean farmers and buyers to learn about fair trade. Students complete a worksheet to assess their...
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Who Works for Nonprofits?
Students explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this character development and career lesson plan, students identify job opportunities in a nonprofit organization and research the necessary skills needed for these...
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Spring: Giving Thanks to the Herring
Students study the Wampanoag tribe to learn about the importance of the herring to their culture. In this Wampanoag lesson, students read information and complete multiple activities to learn about the role of the herring fish in the...
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Shopping Smarter
Students read a book about money and smart shopping to learn about debt, advertising, and the use of credit cards. In this consumer math lesson plan, students read the book The Kids' Money Book and discuss economic concepts. Students...
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Energy Conversion in Electricity – Resistors and Circuits
Learners explore electrical energy. In this electricity lesson, students design and build a large circuit in order to determine whether circuit size correlates with the light of a bulb.
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Comparison Shopping
Students practice developing budgets. In this financial awareness lesson, students read The Monster Money Book and list ways the characters saved money in the story. Students plan a budget and demonstrate how to look for bargains when...
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Caring for the Land
Learners study soil management and issues relating to agriculture and the environment. In this agriculture and environment lesson, students define the terms farmer, environmentalist, and activist. Learners use a Venn diagram to compare...
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Understanding Fair Trade
Students write a ballad from a farmer's point of view on trade. For this farmer's lesson plan, students listen to a farmer speak about fair trade, have a dialogue about it, and write a ballad to interpret their point of view.
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Paint's Family Tree
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity lesson, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree' worksheet. Students...
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Starting Your Own Business
Fifth graders read a book and complete several correlating activities to learn how to start their own business. For this economic and math lesson, 5th graders read the book The Toothpaste Millionaire. Students define the term...
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Grow An Apple Fungus
Students study fungus which attacks apple trees. In this apple tree lesson, students grow a mold to demonstrate how an apple fungus could destroy an apple tree. They observe the mold which will not actually destroy a tree. They draw...
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Keeping Soil in Its Place - Slip Slidin' Away
Young scholars experiment to show rain drop splash and splash erosion. In this erosion lesson, students complete 3 experiments showing splash erosion and methods for controlling soil erosion. They complete a number of worksheets, learn...
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Label Language
Fourth graders explore food labels. In this consumer education lesson, 4th graders describe and evaluate various components of familiar food labels. Students discuss which traits make a product appealing to consumers. Students complete a...
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Eggshell People
Students observe grass growth. For this agricultural lesson, students use empty eggshells and fill them with soil and grass seed. Students record eggshell "hair growth" on a chart.
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Flowering And Non-Flowering: Venn Diagram
In this plants worksheet, students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast flowering and non-flowering plants. Students summarize similarities and differences on the lines in the circles.
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Wood
Students practice reading comprehension strategies. In this literacy and science lesson, students read a non-fiction article about wood and locate main ideas and details. Students construct a card game using information taken from the text.
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Job Application
In this job application worksheet, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz about applying for a job. Students read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct word to finish each sentence.
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Resume
In this resume activity, students choose the best words to fill in the blank for sentences in a resume. Students do this for 9 sentences.
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Vocabulary Quiz: Who Am I? Jobs and Professions
In this careers worksheet, learners complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about jobs and professions. Students read a clue to a person's career and mark the most logical answer.