Curated OER
Buoyancy: Integrating Science and Literature
Integrate science and literature by using the scientific method to test the veracity of the floating peach described in Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. Clips from a Bill Nye: The Science Guy episode about buoyancy frontload...
Curated OER
Lesson: Peaches
Learners explore the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They discover how to choose and store peaches and use recipes to prepare peaches. They explore the history of peaches and discuss the benefits of eating peaches.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Las Frutas
A fairly extensive listing of interactive pictures of fruits comes alive with audio to help students learn the correct Spanish pronunciation. Move the mouse over each picture to hear the word.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: All About the Fruit Group
Information about the fruit group, including what foods are included and how much of various fruits counts as a cup.
Other
Healthy Choices From Washington's Farmers
Lesson activities, recipes, nutritional facts, and industry news from fruit-growers in Washington State. Covers apples, pears, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, and apricots.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Peaches
Smile and say, "Peaches!" Get the skinny on nutritional information, varieties, and ways to prepare the sweet summer sensation.
Curated OER
Language Guide: Las Frutas
A fairly extensive listing of interactive pictures of fruits comes alive with audio to help students learn the correct Spanish pronunciation. Move the mouse over each picture to hear the word.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Peach in Cross Section
Cross section of a peach.