My Farm Web (Grades 3-5)
Students use the visual representation of a web to explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Vanae Morris and Debra Spielmaker | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Sources
- https://www.northernag.net/how-much-popcorn-does-the-average-american-eat-each-year/
- https://msu.edu/~sindijul/Fruits%20and%20Vegetables/BANANAS.htm
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/01/20/we-eat-100-acres-of-pizza-a-day-in-the-u-s/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7a6ae1e2d003
- https://columbustelegram.com/banner-press/news/fun-facts-about-the-food-we-eat/article_6cf8be89-0a8e-53f4-9a81-f9f2bfe1921b.html
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Health/Nutrition
- Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
- 1.5.2: Describe benefits of practicing health-promoting behaviors.
- Health Standard 2: Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other determinants on health behaviors.
- 2.5.1: Examine influences of family and culture on health behaviors.
- Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
- Science
- 3-5-ETS1: Engineering Design
- 3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
- 4-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- 4-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment.
- 3-5-ETS1: Engineering Design