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1. The Plant-n-Me (PreK-2; p.1)
By discussing, observing, & role playing, students learn that plants & people have similar needs for survival.
2. Seed Surprises (PreK-3; p.5)
By sorting & planting seeds, students discover seeds come in a variety of sizes, shapes, & colors, as well as produce plants.
3. Fruits & Veggies (PreK-4; p.9)
Students identify & compare fruits & other edible plant parts through a fast-paced game.
4. Schoolground Caretakers (PreK-4; p.17)
Students observe & collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, & work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment.
5. Let's Celebrate (PreK-6; p.23)
Students explore in their own lives & in the lives of others the role of celebrations & important food involved, with a focus on corn.
6. Seasons Through the Year (PreK-6; p.33)
To build awareness of seasonal change, students use their own birth dates, a comparison of seasons in different settings, & self-made books.
7. Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes (PreK-6; p.39)
Students build connections between raw & processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, & making collages.
8. We're Into Pumpkins (PreK-6; p.47)
Through hands-on interdisciplinary activities, students learn about pumpkins as fruits and as food sources.
9. Don't Use It All Up! (PreK-12; p.57)
Students participate in a sponge demonstration to discover that people are consumers of resources.
10. Germ Busters (PreK-12; p.65)
Through a controlled experiment, students learn one way bacteria can be spread & the importance of hand-washing for personal hygiene & food safety.
11. Lunchtime Favorites (PreK-12; p.75) [Food Guide Pyramid includes all commodities.]
Students trace the sources of their food from lunch to learn the interdependence of plants, animals, & people. They explore the importance of eating a variety of foods from plants & animals and discover how culture influences food choices.
12. Trash Bashing (1-12; p.81)
By conducting a small group sorting activity, students learn the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling solid waste. Students then develop plans to change personal behaviors.
13. Root Root for Life (2-6; p.91)
Students discover the importance of roots to plants, soil, & people during hands-on learning-station activities.
14. Buzzy, Buzzy Bee (2-7; p.103)
Students play a game in which they pretend to be honey bees & apple trees. In the process, they learn about plant pollination.
15. From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil (2-8; p.111)
A composting experiment reveals to students how soil organisms, temperature,air, & water are able to decompose organic waste & enrich soil.
16. Perc Through the Pores (3-6; p.121)
By becoming soil particles & water droplets, students simulate soil particle sizes & their pore space.
17. Banking on Seeds (3-7; p.129)
The critical role that seeds play in the world is explored through creating a seed bank & comparing uses of seeds.
18. "Could It Be Something They Ate?" (3-8; p.139)
Students experiment with the growth of microbes & predict who could become ill from eating contaminated food by analyzing the food-handling behavior of a group of picnickers.
19. Tree-mendous! (3-8; p.151)
Students play a fast-paced word classification game that helps them gain an appreciation for the variety of ways people use & benefit from trees.
20. Expression Connection (3-12; p.159)
Small groups of students play a word game that builds new connections between farming, food, land, people, & themselves. They then write poetry about those connections.
21. Gala Fiesta Jamboree (3-12; p.169)
Students explore the role of celebrations in diverse cultures, their class, & the local community. After interviewing community members about favorite celebrations, they research various cultures' harvest festivals & prepare a celebration presentation for the class.
22. Investigating Insects (3-12; p.181)
Students become entomologists by observing insects in their nearby surroundings. After observing & analyzing, they learn by playing a game how some insect interactions can be useful to people.
23. Your Schoolground! Through New Eyes (3-12; p.193)
Students develop & sharpen observation skills to discover new details about their schoolground & form fresh perceptions of their outdoor space.
24. Gifts from the Sun (4-8; p.203)
Through creating & improvising, students learn the components & basic process of photosynthesis.
25. Till We or Won't We? (4-9; p.213)
Students construct & perform experiments simulating rain on a field, investigating how soil preparation & tillage techniques & mulches affect soil erosion & water runoff.
26. Breads Around the World (4-12; p.225)
Students learn the cultural & nutritional significance of bread throughout the world by working in groups to solve a logic-matrix activity.
27. By the Way (4-12; p.241)
Teams of students solve a mystery about cattle by-products. Students formulate questions about the mystery. Then they think critically about relations among various products made from cattle.
28. Cleared for Takeoff! (4-12; p.247)
Students learn about the important roles aviation plays in agriculture, as well as the requirements for a career in aviation.
29. From Fiber to Fashion (4-12; p.261)
Students study clothing labels, research fabric production, & evaluate consumer options for their clothing.
30. It All Starts with A (4-12; p.273)
Students conduct surveys to learn what agriculture provides to people. They organize, simplify, & communicate their findings using tallies, frequency tables, & histograms.
31. Less Elbow Room (4-12; p.285)
Students experience a simulation of the progressive crowding over time as a population grows exponentially.
32. Nail by Nail, Board by Board (4-12; p.291)
Students explore what shelters are made of, where building materials come from, & associated careers.
33. Step by Step (4-12; p.299)
Students study the sequence of production steps to discover the resources required & the variety of careers involved in taking a raw food from the field to the consumer.
34. What's the Shape of Your Diet? (4-12; p.307)
Students collect data on the foods they eat over a 24-hour period & compare their food consumption to the Food Guide Pyramid to determine if their food choices create a nutritionally-sound diet.
35. Calorie Counting (5-9; p.323)
Students discover how their actual caloric intake compares with their caloric expenditure & ways in which their choices of food & activity can affect their energy balance.
36. What Will the Land Support? (5-12; p.337)
Students play a board game to simulate changes in land use. They discover the effects of change on the carrying capacity of the land.
37. To Whom It May Concern (6-12; p.351)
After conducting research, students write a letter expressing their opinions about a controversial issue. Students either choose their own issue or use the attached example about the labeling of genetically engineered foods.
38. Almost Six Billion and Still Growing! (7-12; p.367)
Students graph historical & projected world populations to understand that human populations grow exponentially & examine the many circumstances that affect birth rates & death rates.
39. Piecing Together Population Patterns (8-12; p.379)
Students analyze selected demographic data about various countries & regions of the world. They then prepare a group presentation about the implications of their findings on a specific country's food, economics, & natural resources.
40. Cows or Condos? (9-12; p.395)
After reading a case study, students use a problem-solving model to understand the complex issues of urbanization of agricultural land. Then they analyze similar situations in their areas & pose possible solutions.
The second edition of Resources for Learning will feature a total of 55 lessons (the 40 lessons from Resources for Learning First Edition plus the 15 supplement lessons). The second edition is expected to be available in September 2001. Stay tuned to the FLP web site for updates.
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