Curated OER
Agriculture
Students examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
Curated OER
Sustainable Agriculture
Young scholars explore examples of methods utilized in traditional agricultural practices. They state examples ot methods used in sustainable agricultural practices. They draw conclusions from information presented to them.
Curated OER
Crossword
In this crossword learning exercise that focuses on natural disasters, students find the vertical word in the colored squares by filling in the right words in ten lines in the horizontal boxes. Answers appear at the bottom of the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Crop Rotation
Wikipedia provides a definition of crop rotation, including a brief history and examples.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Dust Busters: How No Plow Farmers Try to Save Our Soil
In this environmental science fair project, students will build models of fields prepared by plow-based and no-till methods, and see which ones are best at retaining soil moisture and preventing surface runoff.
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Other
Soil Association: Food for Life Curriculum Pack [Pdf]
A curriculum focusing on food production and consumerism.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Unearthing Secret America: Nutrient Depletion
Investigate the change in American society and slavery with the advent of the agricultural innovation of crop rotation. Observe nutrient depletion as you germinate and grow nutrient-demanding seedlings.