Global Food Security
Students will explore the causes of hunger, both domestically and globally; evaluate potential solutions for solving world hunger; and forecast the impact of a growing world population on current food supplies.
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Photoperiod Phenomena (Grades 6-8)
Students will understand how photoperiodism impacts plants and animals in the environment and learn how egg farms use this science to manage the laying of eggs by their hens.
Growing Our State History (Grades 6-8)
Students will discover the connections between agriculture, natural resources, and the history of their state.
Eggs in the World of Food Choices
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.
John Deere, That's Who!
Students explore how producers and consumers work together to meet human needs by using the book John Deere, That’s Who!
Eggs: From Hen to Home (Grades K-2)
Students trace the production path of eggs, beginning on the farm and ending in their home and identify the culinary uses and nutritional benefits of eggs.
Animals on the Farm
Students discover that farm animals produce different types of products. Grades PreK-K
All Kinds of Farms
Students discover that there are many different types of farms. Grades PreK-K
Crops on the Farm
Students investgate different food crops and how they grow. Grades PreK-K
The Geography of Thanksgiving Dinner (Grades 9-12)
Identify common Thanksgiving foods and their farm source, determine if those foods can be produced locally, and locate the common origins of their Thanksgiving day dinner.
The Cattle Drive and Westward Expansion
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.
Farmers Market Finds
Students explore the value of farmers markets to local communities and discover the benefits of locally-grown food.