Squash Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make art with squash seeds Students will be able to compare the amount of seeds in three different squash Students will be able to taste a recipe made with squash ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are squash? What can we do/make with squash? What is the lifecycle of a squash plant? […]

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Introduction to Seasons and Light

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out how the number of hours of sunlight changes with the seasons Students will be able to draw what a plant looks like during a given season ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are seasons? How do seasons affect us? How do seasons affect plants? What kinds of tools can we […]

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Radish Pickling

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the pickling process and work cooperatively with their team to make a batch of radish pickles ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? How are fresh foods preserved? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Today we are going to pickle radishes just like we talked about last week. But the first thing we […]

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Plan a Whaler’s Menu

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to design a whaler’s menu considering the limitations of eating on a whaling ship ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? How does food build community? How do we preserve our fresh harvests? How did sailors adapt to the food options on a whaling ship? How did mealtime build and […]

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Hardtack Tasting

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make and taste hardtack Students will understand that hardtack was an important food on a whaling ship Students will be able to compare between fresh bread and hardtack ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What foods do people eat? Why do people preserve food? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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Jobs of a Farmer

OBJECTIVE Students will act out the jobs of a farmer Students will be able to identify the tasks that a farmer does during each season on the farm ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why do we have farms? Why are farmers important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:“Raise your hand if you think farming is […]

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