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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Growing Paperwhites

OBJECTIVE Students will draw how a plant change over time ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a bulb? What does a plant need to grow? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Print out bulb observation sheets and fill one out as an example Introduction:​ Tell the children that since it’s too cold to work in the garden outside, we’re going […]

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Fruit Dissection

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that a fruit is anything with seeds in it Students will infer that the size of a fruit does not indicate the size or amount of seeds ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? How are seeds and fruits different from one another? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:​ Play “Silent Museum” to […]

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Pollinator Game

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the process of pollination Students will be able to name some pollinators ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Who are our pollinators? What happens during pollination? MATERIALS NEEDED Activity One: Activity Two: Activity Three: Activity Four: PROCEDURE This lesson can be done over multiple days/weeks or one condensed lesson Print out flower coloring pages and […]

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Foraging

OBJECTIVE Students will gather and taste wild food Students will understand the challenges and rewards of gathering wild food ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the challenges of foraging? What are the benefits of foraging for food? What was life like for hunter-gatherer societies? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Find sites of multiple wild edibles and create a handout […]

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