Crops on the Farm
Students investgate different food crops and how they grow. Grades PreK-K
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Crossed Up!
Students will discover that some items in their own kitchens may be contaminated by bacteria. They will be challenged to hypothesize about where bacteria might be found in kitchens and which items might have the most and the least bacteria. Students will develop awareness that bacteria can spread from surfaces to hands, and even to food, and will hypothesize how to control the spread of bacteria.
Cruisin' for a Bruisin' Food Packaging Specialist
In this lesson students will learn that product packaging is a balance between function, food safety, and economics by designing a protective package for shipping perishable fruit. Each package will be presented to the class for evaluation, and the best design will be shipped to test the product's durability.
Culinary Concepts
Through project-based learning, students will develop and manufacture a unique and nutritious food product that includes ingredients that have been sourced locally and can be served in retail outlets or the school cafeteria.
Cultures, Food, and Communities Around the World (Grades 3-5)
Students explore different cultures around the world, compare worldwide communities with local communities, and explain the interrelationship between the environment and community development.
Cultures, Food, and Communities Around the World (Grades K-2)
Students explore different cultures around the world and their unique traditions centered around food and its preparations. Students discover how food gets from the farm to the grocery store.
Customary & Metric Food Measurement
Students use food and farming as a basis for exploring the concepts of estimating and measuring using customary and metric units of measurements.
DNA: Expressions in Agriculture
This lesson centers around the activity of extracting DNA from a strawberry while highlighting careers in biotechnology and agriculture.
Dark Days
Students examine the modern and historical importance of soil erosion in Utah and on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl.
Design 'Y'er Genes
This lesson introduces students to the relationships between chromosomes, genes, and DNA molecules. Using the example of a strawberry, it also provides activities that clearly show how changes in the DNA of an organism, either naturally or artificially, can cause changes.
Desktop Greenhouses (Grades 3-5)
Students investigate the importance of light to plants by creating a desktop greenhouse investigation and exploring the process of photosynthesis.
Desktop Greenhouses (Grades 6-8)
Students investigate the importance of light to plants by creating a desktop greenhouse investigation and exploring the process of photosynthesis.