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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Bioengineered Food

OVERVIEW In this lesson, students compare the processes of selective breeding and transgenic manipulation of plants. They consider the pros and cons of growing genetically modified crops. Then they explore the possible future consequences of genetically modified organisms. Finally, they analyze public opinion data about the use of genetically modified foods. As an optional activity, […]

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Hatching Eggs in the Classroom

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does our food come from? What is a life cycle? Where do  chickens come from?  OBJECTIVES Students will learn about where chickens come from and  learn the difference between fertilized and unfertilized eggs. Students will understand the needs  of an chick growing inside its egg and how an incubator mimics a hen […]

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Winter in the Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will use their senses and observation to notice changes in the garden in the winter. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do seasons affect the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Three adult group leaders PROCEDURE Introduction:• Review seasons• What did we see in the fall? Let’s see if things have changed. Activity:• Divide the class into three groups. […]

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From Sheep to Sweater

OBJECTIVE Students will learn how wool is processed to make knitted garments. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we make wool? Why do farmers raise sheep? MATERIALS NEEDED Cards or props that represent the processing steps from grass to butter (see step #2) Toy sheep or puppetScissors to represent sheep shearsBag of raw fleeceDog grooming brushes or […]

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