They’re the only living things that make their own food. Not only that, but they are the source of all food for every other living thing. What are they? Plants! This lesson makes the connection that people have to plants.

Students will explore external anatomical parts of a flower and the key principles of Pollination.

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We may know where the Columbia River is, but do we know how it was formed? Why is the Willamette Valley such a great place to raise crops? Why is the landscape of Central and Eastern Oregon so different from the rest of the west side of the state? Students learn the answer to these questions and more! The readings are written to teach middle school students about the three major catastrophic geological factors that created the landscape we see in Oregon and throughout the Northwest today.

This lesson is an interactive way to bring germination and the stages of plant development to life.

Explore the world of gardening through owning a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) operation! Students will explore economics as it relates to owning and operating a program through a simulation.

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The class will create a worm bin which will serve as a basis for investigations about ecosystems, life and nutrient cycles, and decomposition.

Join one of our virtual field trips live or view one of the recorded experiences! Students get the opportunity to explore various agricultural farms, business and processing plants through a behind-the-scenes virtual tour.

This hands-on experiment demonstrates soil’s function as a water filter, as well as other physics concepts like hydrophobicity, soil absorption and adsorption, soil as a storage container for water, and the positive and negative charges of soil and contaminants.

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Ice is the solid form of water. It floats in the water. What will happen when the ice melts? Will the melted ice take up more room in the glass?

Match animals with the meat they provide to consumers.

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