Students explore agroforestry. In this Peace Corps lesson, students examine the role the trees play in deforestation efforts. Students then participate in an agroforestry game.

Second graders explore different farm machines. In this farm lesson, 2nd graders discover the importance of farmers, and crops. Students discuss healthy eating and how crops are packaged. Students read books about farms and how bread is...

Learners study the proper temperature and technique to cook ground meat safely. They examine the critical control points when ground beef is being processed.

Analyze a Happy Meal™ for nutrient content and calories. Blend the contents into "McMush" and use Biuret's solution to test for protein content. There are a few problems with the lesson plan: the resource links are no longer...

Viewers of this slide show learn that pesticides used on food crops can be harmful, but that there are certain allowable levels that should not be hazardous. They find out the rigorous process of inspection that meat must go through...

Talk about Velcro®, Gecko Tape, WhalePower turbine blades, and other innovations that mimic nature to inspire your STEM or engineering class. This set of worksheets gets them thinking about imitating nature in terms of sustainable...

Students go on a scanvenger hunt to find products (from a provided worksheet) that have ingredients that come from the rainforest. They then decide if the products are really needed by consumers and make a display of them.

Students calculate the amount of everyday food products or liquids that would need to be consumed in order to become toxic. By using unit analysis, they calculate the amount of certain common food items that would need to be consumed in...

High schoolers compare two products and determine which is a better choice in terms of certain parameters. In this forestry lesson, high schoolers calculate the price of two different toothpick products. They decide which of the two is a...

Fifth graders examine life systems within different biomes. They choose paper plates with the names of animals on them. They research the animals, write reports and draw pictures of them. They create a food chain model by arranging the...

Students take a survey to assess typical purchasing practices, to determine the influence of packaging on consumer choices. They also determine whether consumers consider waste disposal and recycling when making purchasing decisions.

Students work in teams to identify and sort types of packaging used in food production. They consider ways to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and reflect how consumer choices play a role in trash production.

Third graders use research from a previous lesson to design their own inventions. In groups, they brainstorm a product they would like to see built and share them with the class. They must explain how each one would serve a purpose or...

Students study the variables that affect transportation of shipments and the factors that affect deterioration of a perishable product.  In this transportation lesson students discuss the pros and cons of team driving. 

Students be aware of the products made possible by coal by studying about the four major markets of coal: electric utilities, industrial/retail users, the steel industry and exports.

Learners explore the paper recycling process. They experiment with ways to conserve and recycle paper products.

Sixth graders examine the role of packaging of everyday products and urge manufacturers to reduce the amount of it. They also discover how many products they use everyday can be recycled.

Young scholars brainstorm ways to live healthy. In this health science activity, students recipes that are healthy and appealing. They compile all recipes and develop a class cookbook.

Students are inroduced to a commonly used microbial culturing technique. They explore the role of microorganisms in determining the shelf-life of food products.

Students examine water, its function and how much you should consume.  In this water lesson students study water and why it is important, how much you should drink and what its functions are in your body. 

Middle schoolers organize themselves into a simulated company complete with applications, interviews and training. They identify a community need they can fulfill related to cooking or sewing and work to make and deliver the designated...

Students use the Internet to visit a dairy farm and watch the ins and outs of the every day life of a dairy cow. They survey products that are consumed that come from a cow. The students determine in what states cows would most likely...

Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...

Students work in small groups to redesign the packaging of several common items. They attempt to reach the goal of 25% reduction in packaging materials currently used and explore the impact of various materials and designs in landfills...