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Integrated Pest Management

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate the different methods used in integrated pest management. In this biology lesson, students evaluate experiments and case studies on IPM. They discuss the pros and cons of using this method.
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Amylase

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine what amylase is and its history.  In this digestive activity students study the effect amylase has on starch and how temperature affects the rate of activity.
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Acids and Bases

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study acid and bases and how they fall on the pH scale. In this solutions instructional activity students complete a lob activity using litmus then fill out a data table.
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Pangaea Puzzle

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students explore plate tectonics and the formations of the Earth's surface and why maps are distorted.  In this Earth's surface lesson students complete a lab and answer questions. 
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Be A Food Explorer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about and discuss the origin of many different fruits and vegetables. Students complete surveys, sample a variety of new foods and write about their reactions. They commit to trying at least three new foods.
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Vegetables: Printing Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these vocabulary acquisition worksheets, learners learn several vocabulary words for vegetables. Students trace the words, print them, and write them on their own.
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Food: Text for Dictation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
 In this food text for dictation worksheet, students write a text concerning vocabulary that pertains to food.
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Get Down With Density

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students define density and observe that things that are less dense than water will float. Students find the density of copper, iron and aluminum
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Celebrate Maine Cooking!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine and analyze different Maine recipes. After analyzing the recipes, students work in groups to determine what characteristics the recipes posses for it to be chosen to represent the culture of Maine. Students bring in...
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SNACK SACK

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The student will experience the concepts of ratio and production, using agricultural products considered snack foods. 2. The student will analyze and record information from the class experience.Bring in a wide assortment of packaged...
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Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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Vegetable Twister

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. In this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Students participate in a game of Twister to...
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Thanksgiving Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are assessed in their abilities in three areas--in particular throwing using Fleece balls, Turkey targets (plastic door decorations with a hole cut into it), Stepping stones (Flaghouse catalog), Balloons, Lollipop paddles, and...
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DIBETES

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Student demonstrates that they can reduce their own health risks by choosing a food or beverage that is fat free or non-sugar in place of their favorite food or beverage that is high-fat or high-sugar. Student identifies a time for...
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Young Entrepreneur

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders learn about how easy it is to create a snack food and make people want to buy it.
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Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars 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.
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Science: A-maze-ing Plants

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover how light helps plants to grow. By placing a plant inside a box cut into a maze, they observe how the plant finds its way through the maze to the light source.
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Yam and Eggs

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils gain knowledge about the different kinds of foods people eat around the world for breakfast. They look at a map and see if they can come up with reasonable answers as to why location may affect what people eat. Students also...
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Emissions Trading

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students produce manufactured good, barter for sales, encounter government officials, make choices about emissions, trade carbon credits and share findings in order to understand how carbon trading could affect industry from an economic...
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Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Yum!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses on phonemic awareness. The importance of the letter to sound relationship is stressed in the lesson. The letter "m" is the target phoneme for students to master.
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Chip Challenge Event Rules

For Students 7th - 9th
In this event rules packet, students are provided with the guidelines for the Chip Challenge. They are given scoring examples and final checklists as well.
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Chip Challenge Event Rules-Combined Packages Option

For Students 7th - 9th
In this event rules packet, students are provided with the guidelines for building a mailing package to protect a single Pringles chip. Packet also includes scoring examples and final check lists.
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Fractions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students simplify the fractions and put the values into a fraction or mixed number. The answers are found on page 2.

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