Scientific American
Scientific American Slideshow: A Grain of Sand: Nature's Secret Wonder
Get an up-close microscopic view of grains of sand from various locations around the world in this slideshow from Scientific American.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: All About the Grains Group
There are two types of grains: whole grains and refined grains. Learn about each and find examples. Click on the "Grains Food Gallery" link to see examples, images, and serving sizes of different grains.
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Grain Chain: Welcome to Grain Chain
A comprehensive website with activities for all age groups to help in understanding how grains are grown and why they are such an important part of our diet. Included are interactive games, activity sheets, and lesson plans.
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Whole Grains Coiuncil: Que Son Los Granos Enteros?
Spanish content. Describes the parts of a whole grain of one the world's cereal crops.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Grains, Especially Whole Grains?
"Why is it important to eat grains, especially whole grains?" This website has the answer. Read about the "health benefits" of eating whole grains and learn about the nutrients found in whole grains.
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Whole Grains Council: What's a Whole Grain? A Refined Grain?
Explains what the inside of a whole grain looks like, and the difference between whole grains and other grains, e.g., refined and enriched.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: How to Eat More Whole Grain Food
Find notes at this website that will help you eat whole grains at meals and for snacks. Includes tips for reading food labels and teaching young children how to make healthy food choices.
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Whole Grains Council: How Much Is Enough?
This page from the Whole Grains Council gives guidelines on what constitutes whole grains and how to get enough in your diet.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: One Grain of Rice
A lesson plan to use with the book One Grain of Rice by Demi including an activity sheet to help young scholars work the math Rani used to trick the raja into giving rice to the village.
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Alberta's Extant Grain Elevators
A map containing the location of nine of Alberta's Grain Elevators points to information about each of these structures from their construction to their usage to their current status.
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Five Prairie Gaints: Inglis Grain Elevator National Historic Site
This is the website of the Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site. Here, information is provided on five prairie grain elevators found in Inglis, Manitoba, Canada.
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Whole Grains Council: Los Granos Enteros Y Una Dieta Balanceada Y Saludable
Spanish content. Gives us a look in Spanish at the basic elements of a balanced diet with whole grains as a basis.
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Chemical Control Techniques in Grain
This site is one of several that pulls together information on grain storage, but is specific to using chemicals to control insects.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Animals Between the Sand Grains Meiofauna
In this lab activity, students will observe the minute animals that live between sand grains. The activity includes a list of materials, procedures, and discussion question. It is supplemented with reference images and a list of species...
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The Grain Chain: Where Does Bread Come From?
Help students understand where bread comes from in this series of interactive lessons.
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The Grain Chain: Stepping Out: Pedometer Experiment [Pdf]
Use your skills of estimation, observation, and data collection to calculate the amount of energy used during your normal walking throughout the day. Use of a pedometer is suggested, but walking steps could be counted by students while...
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The Grain Chain: My Energy Diary [Pdf]
Use the table to keep track of the food you eat during the day. Then check to see if the energy from the food you ate is equal to the energy you used throughout the day.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Grain Strain
Combine the simple machines to accomplish a task in this interactive game.
University of Pennsylvania
Roman Trade on the Coast of Egypt
Discusses the importance of Egypt to the Roman Empire for its grain and trade routes.
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Galileo Educational Network: What Stories Do We Have to Tell?
The teacher of this Grade 1/2 class won the 2006 Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History for this project. Students explored the history of grain elevators in Alberta and connected their disappearance on the...
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Vdacs: Grain Inspection Types and Analyses
This site, provided by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, gives some brief information on the types of inspections and analyses done by grain inspectors.
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Boston: Grain & Flour Exchange Building
Grain & Flour Exchange Building (Boston)
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