Cranberry Harvest

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out an action associated with cranberry farming Students will be able to answer questions about key details from the cranberry harvesting photos Students will know where cranberries grow ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native fruit? What tools do farmers use? How has farming changed over time? MATERIALS PROCEDURE […]

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Cranberry Building

OBJECTIVE Students will observe how cranberries bounce and feel Students will have fun playing with cranberries ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native fruit? How do different plant characteristics help them survive? How do the foods that grow in a region impact the people and environment in that area? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: You can start this […]

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Cranberry Bog Game

OBJECTIVE Students will act out cranberries bouncing, getting harvested and growing in a bog Students will be able to use vocabulary words associated with cranberries including: bog, harvest, wet harvest, dry harvest, sorting machine, and hopper ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native plant? How do different plants characteristics help them survive? How do the foods […]

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Animal and Machine Job Matching

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that animals and machines help farmers complete jobs on a farm Students will recognize how machines and animals can complete the same job in different ways ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are farms for? What are there animals on farms? What jobs do farmers do? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students: “Why do you […]

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Vertical Gardens and Rooftop Farms

OBJECTIVE Students will explore alternative agriculture methods occurring in urban environments. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction:  Ask students, “What do farms look like? Together, let’s draw a farm.”  Invite students to come up and add elements onto a farm on a large piece of paper/blackboard.  Ask students, “Where is this farm?” Recall some farm visits […]

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Seedfolks

Part 1: Sprouts in a Bag Objective: Understand seed germination and the parts of a bean seed.Activities: Part 2: Seedfolks, Chapter 1 Objective: Discuss food traditions and practice interviewing.Activities: Part 3: What the World Eats/Seedfolks, Chapters 2-3 Objective: Compare food cultures from around the world.Activities: Part 4: Food Journal/Seedfolks, Chapters 4-5 Objective: Reflect on personal […]

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