Winter Farm Animals

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the seasonal changes on a farm, from summer to fall to winter Students will be able to identify the changes in animals from fall to winter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens on a farm in the winter? What do farm animals eat in the winter? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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The Potato – A brief history of an incredible tuber

OBJECTIVE Understand the history of potato cultivation. Understand the potato as a product of thousands of years of cultivation by indigenous peoples. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is the significance of the potato to human history? How are indigenous agricultural practices different from those used in industrial agriculture? How can we continue to rely on potatoes as […]

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Planting a Sensory Garden

OBJECTIVE Students connect their five senses to something in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which senses do we use in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Touch: sage, mullen Smell: herbs Taste: pea shoots, sorrel, cherry tomatoes, kale Sound: wind chime, bird feeder to attract birds Sight: zinnias, calendula, merigolds PROCEDURE Buy plants or have starts ready, choose […]

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Plant Reproduction

OBJECTIVE To observe sexual and asexual plant reproduction by saving seeds (sexual) and cloning succulents (asexual) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do plants reproduce sexually?How do plants reproduce asexually?How have seeds changed over time? MATERIALS NEEDED Asexual reproduction: Sexual reproduction: PROCEDURE Have the materials set out in separate stations for sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction Introduction: How […]

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Overfishing

OBJECTIVE Students will explore what overfishing is Students will explore solutions to overfishing Students will understand overfishing has negative environmental impacts ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do the food choices we make impact the people and environment? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Before the Lesson: Mix the beans and grains into bowls (one bowl for each group) Introduction: Begin […]

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Origins of Corn

OBJECTIVE To discuss human impact on the environment through corn from colonization to today ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How has modern corn come to be? How do humans impact our environment? How does our environment impact us? MATERIALS NEEDED For Tortillas: PROCEDURE Lay out tortilla materials in an assembly line with room for students to work, boil/heat […]

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