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Farmers Market Finds

Students explore the value of farmers markets to local communities and discover the benefits of locally-grown food.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
1 hour
Updated
December 22, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Lynn Wallin | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • 3-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
      • 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
      • 3-LS4-4: Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
    • 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
    • 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 5-LS1-1: Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.