Students will engage with the Growing a Nation timeline to explore the significant historical and agricultural events and inventions from American history during the years 1930-1949. Students will examine the cause and impact of the Dust Bowl, recognize how the Dust Bowl contributed to the Great Depression, and describe the government's response to assist farmers in the 1930s.
Students identify categories of pests including vertebrates, invertebrates, weeds, or disease and discover how pests affect the growth of crops and how integrated pest management (IPM) is used to control pests.
Students discover what farmers do and how they help their community. Grades PreK-K
This lesson centers around the activity of extracting DNA from a strawberry while highlighting careers in biotechnology and agriculture.
Students will explain the roles of diffusion and active transport in moving nutrients from the soil to the plant, describe the formation of soil and soil horizons; and describe the events in the Great Dust Bowl, how they relate to soil horizons, and how those events affected agricultural practices.
Students learn what factors affect a country's ability to produce their own food and how food expenses differ throughout the world.
Students will be introduced to technologies currently used on farms by engaging in an AppQuest to discover how farmers use mobile apps to manage farm production systems, marketing options, and make timely decisions.
Students explore the impact of fertilizer on algae growth, soil erosion, and agricultural soil and water conservation practices.
Students discover technologies that are used on farms to increase efficiency and yields and decrease costs and environmental impact.
Students investigate geographic, economic, human, and cultural influences on food choices around the world and conduct research about the influences behind an international egg recipe.
Students explore how producers and consumers work together to meet human needs by using the book John Deere, That’s Who!
Students will gain a greater understanding of the historical context and purpose of the cattle drives that took place in the mid 1880s. Students will be able to explain the cause and effect relationships of life on the frontier including, population growth, and later the invention and use of barbed wire, refrigeration, and railroads.