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Living Corn Necklace

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore heredity and observable traits through experimentation. They view several different types of corn and record their observation of physical traits on a class chart. They create a corn necklace by sprouting dried...
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READY, SET, PLANT

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the basic steps a gardener takes in planting seeds. Students identify the many uses of tomatoes. Students examine the seeds and try to identify them. Students place their plants in a sunny window and water them when...
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POWERFUL POTATO

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils will observe the growth process of a potato plant.Plant a potato in a large clay pot or gallon bucket. You may purchase seed potatoes from a seed outlet in early spring or use a potato from home that has started to sprout. Make...
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Life cycles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and explain the parts of a flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed dispersal, and germination. Students recap the following information: that plants need light, warmth,...
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Herb is the Word

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment to determine how different soils affect plant growth over a six-week period. After determining the physical properties of different types of soil, students plant various types of seeds into the soil...
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Life Traps - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe and discuss microbes.  In this microbes lesson students complete a lab activity where they grow microbes in petri dishes and discuss their findings. 
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Who Needs What?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the physical needs of animals and if plants need the same things as animals. They conduct an experiment to see if plants need light and water to grow. They compare the growth of the plants exposed to the different...
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GEOGRAPHY OF FOOD & FIBER

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students will explain the ways geography determines the crops grown in the United States and other countries, and the resulting trade relationships.1. Discuss trade routes, both ancient and current. Discuss why the most direct route from...
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Lesson: Journey of a Tree

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
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COTTON AND SLAVERY IN ARKANSAS

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read about the cotton industry in America and demonstrate the roll of slaves picking and removing seeds from a boll of cotton. The relationship between slaves and cotton production is established.
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The Plant Bartering System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore plant characteristics by viewing a flower and seed presentation. In this environmental adaptation activity, 5th graders identify specific traits plants have in order to allow them to grow in different climates...
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Giving Thanks for Food and Farms

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Sarah Stewart’s The Gardener and Food from Farms by Nancy Dickmann display the importance of community farms. After reading these short picture books, class members draw connections between farms and the food we eat each day. As a...
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Sprouting Artwork

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in this activity that shows how seeds sprout. It demonstrates the idea that seeds protect the baby plant inside, providing it with everything necessary to begin the growing process.
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Onionseed Dream I and II

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students, after assessing visual arts, composition, rhythm, repetition and growing up in Bermuda, analyze two pieces of artwork. They look at the two pieces of artwork, Onion seed Dream I and II, and simply describe what they see. In...
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The Peanut Wizard

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and discuss information regarding George Washington Carver and how the peanut became cultivated in the southern colonies of the United States. In this George Washington Carver instructional activity, students develop...
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MANAGING THE SCHOOL FOREST

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study how to plant a seedling, how to mulch the trees into the nursery bed, transplant seedlings to another site or school, and determine why we need to water and mulch trees.
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Preparing the Soil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read Seedfolks and discuss the characters in the story and consider their actions that led to a community garden. Students journal about their...
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Speaking for the Trees

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students present a play based on The Lorax.In this environmental issues lesson plan, students read and discuss literature and complete activities pertaining to environmental stewardship.
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience sorting. In this organization lesson, students play a computer sorting game called "Flood Game" on the "Between the Lions" website. Students visit a library and observe and discuss book organization. Students work in...
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Preparing the Soil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore philanthropy through literature. In this service learning lesson plan, students consider character traits as they read Seedfolks. Students record their notes regarding the characters in the story of a community garden in...
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The Peanut Wizard

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the history of the peanut. In this social studies lesson, students read the book A Pocket Full of Goobers and examine the a peanut. Students discuss the peanut's characteristics and take notes on an article about...
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Flower Power

For Teachers K - 1st
An engaging, multi-session art and science lesson awaits your class. Within this lesson, you'll find everything you need to implement the plan. They go on a nature walk around their school, and must identify many living and non-living...
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Simple Machines IV - Levers

For Teachers 4th
The principles of levers and simple machines are presented here. An easy-to-make lever is constructed by each group of scientists, and they use it to explore how this simple machine makes heavy things so much easier to lift and move. A...
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Square Foot Fall Garden

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders learn the basic needs of plants and identify geometric shapes while planting a fall garden. Combining math and science in one lesson, the resource guides kids through starting their class garden as they discover the...

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