120 min lesson
Students investigate the growing of food through an aquaponics system and the symbiotic existence between plants and fish.
120 min lesson
Students investigate the growing of food through an aquaponics system and the symbiotic existence between plants and fish.
30 min lesson
Work with your parents to identify your family members and where they originated. Focus on your heritage and family foundation.
45 min lesson
Students use the visual representation of a web to explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.
75 min lesson
Students will explore the costs associated with their desired futuristic lifestyle while identifying potential agricultural careers available to them in Oregon that align with their interests.
60 min lesson
Students are constantly growing and learning new information about health and nutrition. This lesson teaches about the importance of a well-balanced diet and incorporates all five food groups. Students will participate in a hands-on activity to categorize various foods and meals into the five food groups.
Check out the adapted, online student worksheet version of this activity for elearning purposes.
120 min lesson
Students will explore a foodborne illness outbreak in the role of an Foodborne Illness Investigator (FBII). Using a game simulation, students will determine the type of foodborne illness through the riboprinting of patients and potential contamination sources. Students will then develop their own investigation, identifying a food of their interest and create a safety protocol to prevent potential contaminants.
Find our Google Slides Student Worksheets for elearning purposes here.
120 min lesson
In this lesson students explore weatherization (physical and chemical) by doing a series of short experiments that demonstrate how rocks and minerals are broken down into soil. Expand this lesson further by taking students on a field trip to look for rocks breaking down into soil.
60 min lesson
Students will discover that pasta comes from wheat and use pasta to complete several fun math activities.
45 min lesson
Explore agriculture as an inspiration for poetry! Students will sharpen their observation, listening and vocabulary skills through writing poetry or formatting sentences featuring fruit.
