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Garden Guard

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read about the history of farming with the use of scarecrows and then sort clothing, build scarecrows, write descriptions, and more. In this scarecrows lesson plan, students also play a game called Garden Tag.
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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a family tree.  In this farming and ranching lesson, students define the term genealogy, learn how to create a family tree, and fill in a family tree with the help of their parents making sure to note if any of their...
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Little House In the Big Woods

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore economics by reading classic literature with their classmates. In this farm production lesson, students read the famous story Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Students complete handouts based upon...
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Agriculture Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore various kinds of farming methods around the world.  In this history lesson, students view pictures of farming methods, then compare and contrast them in a class discussion with the methods of farming that are used today.
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Land as a Valuable Resource

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate why the soil is important to our lives. In this natural resources lesson, students have a farmer as a guest speaker. Students begin to understand how farmers use and protect our natural resource. Students write...
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Agriculture in Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research machines used in agriculture. In this agriculture instructional activity, 6th graders complete a variety of activities that involve farming and crops. Some examples include: answering questions, creating a...
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Importance of Rice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the importance of rice in our world. In this rice farming lesson plan, 3rd graders discover how much rice we use on a daily basis. Students also discover myths from other cultures about rice. Students color code a...
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Farming: It's a Fact!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners use worksheets, food items, and computer programs to learn about the path of food from the farm to their meals. In this agriculture lesson, students use a provided worksheet to learn facts about farming. They use a bag of...
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Democracy in Action: Everyday Farmers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with a situation as if they were farmers in a co-op. For this democratic decision making lesson, students role-play as farmers that are members of a co-op and a have a serious decision to make about spreading their...
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Corn: An A-maizing Plant

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the corn crop. For this farming lesson, students identify which states are in the corn belt and read about the history of corn, its uses and its development and growth. Students dissect a corn kernel. Students discuss...
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Farmers Use Falcons to Protect Berries

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share information about falcons, then read about how farmers are using falcons. In this falcon lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read the news report and...
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Hot Weather, Rain Mean Fewer Pumpkins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of pumpkins, then read a news article about how hot weather and rain are affecting the pumpkin crop. In this agriculture and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Underground Vault Protects World's Seeds

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share ideas about keeping things safe, then read a news article about a huge vault built to store billions of seeds. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Soil

For Students 6th - 9th
In this soil worksheet, students read about soil and the attributes that determine how soil is formed. They then answer the 11 questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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British Colonization

For Students 5th - 6th
In this British Colonization worksheet, students respond to 14 different types of questions related to British Colonization of Australia. First, they describe the First Fleet and how many ships were in it. Then, students describe early...
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"Finding" Horsepower

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate horsepower as a unit of power. They examine history and discover that scientists and engineers of high achievement are considered to be among the most valued contributors to their culture.
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No Lights Tonight

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore use of batteries and electrical power on farms in the 1930s.
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Immigration, Where Do We Go From Here?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners describe difference between immigration and emigration, and summarize impact that immigration and emigration have on a community.
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Life Before Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers describe life before the introduction of electricity, and debate the implications of the introduction of electricity on society.
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Cranberry Bog

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore cranberry farming in Massachusetts and the rest of the nation. They research on challenges facing cranberry farming industry and then write reflection papers on optimum pest control methods from the perspective of a...
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Fighting for Fair Farming

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider various economic terms, examine the impact of subsidies on farmers and other industries, write essays explaining the subsidy process, and illustrate through posters how subsidies affect both domestic and foreign markets.
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Plant Science Chapter #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It may not stand as a cohesive presentation, but individually you may find a use for these slides. One slide describes how civilization began once man learned to plant and harvest food. Another explores the population growth over time....
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They're Tilling that Field Behind the Mall

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Unfortunately, the article for which this resource was written is not available. You can, however, find another current document on agriculture and urban development for your class to read together, and then still follow the suggested...
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3D Pumpkins

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students engage in a creative project to excite them to perform further research in to the concept of pumpkins and how they are grown. The construction of the pumpkin is done with scissors and construction paper. The lesson has an...