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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: History Through the Eyes of the Potato

For Students 9th - 10th
Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you've probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary staple we have come to...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Does It Grow? Potatoes

For Students 9th - 10th
America eats more potatoes than any other vegetable. Follow the spud from field to factory to learn how it grows and how it's turned into the beloved potato chip. [5:58]
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: All About the Vegetable Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the vegetable group, including what foods are vegetables and how much of each type counts as a serving. Three broccoli spears counts as a cup of vegetables, as do one large ear of corn, and two large stalks of celery. What...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 7 Foods Developed by Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
These seven dietary staples were cultivated over thousands of years by Indigenous peoples of America. While Indigenous diets and foodways were deeply impacted by European settlement, Indigenous American foods also changed the world....