This tri-fold shows students where the six different types of wheat in the United States is grown, and what they are used for. It also describes how wheat is shipped all over the world.
Set of ten soft white wheat heads showcasing Oregon grown wheat. This item does not need to be returned, so feel free to dig in and really discover it. Pairs well with wheat grinders and other grain resources.
Covers soil basics such as soil formation, horizons, properties (including textural classes), profiles, site characteristics and evaluation, and the influences of soil characteristics on management decisions.This book needs to be returned.
Revised in 2014, Tilth Alliance's month-by-month manual is tailored to the Pacific Northwest climate and a helpful resource for gardeners of all levels, beginning to expert. The 128-page guide outlines each month's garden tasks and lists hundreds of vegetable, herb and flower varieties to plant. It includes strategies for year-round gardening, articles about organic gardening techniques, resources, recipes and activities for kids.
Oregon's forests are among the most diverse in the world. The colorful 24-inch by 36-inch poster includes a map showing the statewide locations where the most common conifer and hardwood tree species are found, plus descriptions of ecological and climatic conditions in which they thrive.
This instructional unit has everything students need to learn about forests in Oregon. Included is a DVD, a fungi guide, sustainability and the global environment, a forest fact book, and fire in Oregon's forest. A great resource for teaching a natural resources or forestry lesson.
This fast-moving relay race teaches students that before any product leaves a factory, or enters a store, it began as a resource or product of the natural world – most likely agriculture. Students will work in teams and run a relay race where they have to quickly decide the source of a product and then race to place it into one of the buckets marked Factory, Store, Farm or Earth. Source Relay is a great interest approach activity for older students! Click here for the lesson plan. This kit does not need to be returned.
After studying fish and their lifecycles in Oregon's Interior Valleys (chapter 7) in the Get Oregonized text, rubber fish replicas allow students to create beautiful Gyotaku (fish prints).
A visual kit that gives fun facts about grain, a map to show where grain is grown in the United States, and has grain variety samples included and labeled. Your students can view pictures, look at real samples, and learn more about the grain industry as a whole.
This revised and updated publication is designed to assist forest landowners, land managers, students, and educators in understanding how forests provide habitat for different wildlife and plant species. It describes the specific habitat requirements of selected species found in forested habitats across all ecoregions in Oregon. It provides teachers and students a way to learn more about wildlife species and the forest habitats they use and helps landowners and land managers determine what species to include in their management plans.
This set of 10 grain samples is a great resource for students to learn about different types of grain and what they look like after they've been processed. This set of samples includes: Soft White Wheat, Triticale, Rye, Durum Wheat, Hard Red Wheat, Oats, Barley, and processed samples of pasta, flour, and oatmeal.