Introduction to Plant Nutrients and Soil Samples

OBJECTIVE Students will identify primary, secondary, and micronutrients essential for plant growth. Students will understand how deficiencies in plant nutrients affect plant health. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What nutrients are essential to plant growth? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Part 1: Introduction & Interest Approach (15 minutes) Part 2: Nutrient Matching Game (30 minutes) Objective: Reinforce understanding of primary, secondary, […]

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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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Understanding GMOs

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the difference between GMO crops and non-GMO crops. Students will recognize the impacts of genetic engineering in agriculture. Students will be able to engage in a debate around the pros and cons of GMO. Students will understand the concept of seed sovereignty. Students will know how to read labels to understand […]

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The Science of Bread Baking

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the components and processes involved in making bread. Students will experience the full process of sourdough fermentation and baking. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS PROCEDURE Lesson 1: Introduction to WheatIntroduction: Bread is known as the “staff of life,” a staple food for manycivilizations, regarded highly because of its transformation through its rise. Whatare […]

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Impacts of Urban Agriculture

OBJECTIVE Students will explore alternative agriculture methods occurring in urban environments, particularly in the form of community gardens. Students will identify the ways in which these systems create not only an alternative food system, but also an alternative economic and social system. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS Access to provided resources (links, articles, videos) Presentation materials (poster […]

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Feeding a Hungry World

OBJECTIVE Students will explore alternative agriculture mthods occurring in urban environments. Students will work in small groups to research various case studies of urban agriculture, create displays/models of the urban agriculture systems, and present to their classmates and community members. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS RESOURCES Urban Farming Around the World- Time Magazine The Vertical Farm How a […]

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