Students will explain why economics are important to sustainability, describe the relationship between a sustainable economy and the environment, develop a model demonstrating how agricultural production creates a ripple effect that impacts local and global economies and social stability, and discuss how investments build an economy.
Students will explain why economics are important to sustainability, describe the relationship between a sustainable economy and the environment, develop a model demonstrating how agricultural production creates a ripple effect that impacts local and global economies and social stability, and discuss how investments build an economy.
Students will explore careers related to agriculture, identify personal interests within agriculture or a related field and discuss how agricultural professionals can impact world food.
Students will discover how geography and climate influence the crops that are grown and the livestock that is raised in each state.
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 develop a working vocabulary regarding food, categorize foods by their sources, examine grocery ads, learn about food production, and apply what they learned by analyzing foods they eat at a particular meal.
Students investigate a variety of oilseed crops, discover how and where they are grown, and explore their nutritional benefits.
Students investigate a variety of grains, discover how and where they are grown, and explore their nutritional benefits.
Students investigate a variety of nuts, discover how and where they are grown, and explore their nutritional benefits.
Students explore concepts of heredity in beef cattle and identify dominant and recessive traits.
Students identify different machines used on farms and what they do. Grades PreK-K
Students discover what farmers do and how they help their community. Grades PreK-K