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  • Science in Your Shopping CartLogin to Hold

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    Science in Your Shopping Cart

    Science in Your Shopping Cart shows us just how much science is behind the everyday items we use, eat, and wear. In the United States, we pay less for food than almost any other country. Every year, researchers introduce dozens of new and improved varieties of fruits, vegetables, and other products. But as we walk through the grocery store, do we ever stop to think about where this incredible abundance and variety comes from? This book helps us understand the science that makes it all possible.
  • AgBadging Field GuideLogin to Hold

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    AgBadging Field Guide

    The AgBadging Field Guide leads students through an in-depth exploration of agriculture. Students have the opportunity to obtain five badges while learning about the food, fiber and resources that support our daily lives. This resource is intended for homeschool only. 
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    Up in the Garden, Down in The Dirt Kit

    Students explore the different pests and friends that are found in the garden and how they affect crops. This kit includes a class set of materials. This kit does not need to be returned.
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    Seed, Soil, Sun

    Cris Peterson

    Seed. Soil. Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. This beautifully written book by Cris Peterson, brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal. The photography that conveys this story is a perfect fit for this story. The companion book to the Seed, Soil, Sun lesson plan and the Seed, Soil, Sun Kit. Please check the kit out separately.
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    101 Common Mosses, Liverworts & Lichens of the Olympic Peninsula

    Martin Hutten, Karen Hutten, Andrea Woodward

    This fun field guide will help students learn about the many different types of mosses, liverworts and lichens! The descriptions are very user friendly and include up-close pictures of each different plant form with details on their purpose and where they can be found. This item will need to be returned.
  • A Guide to Priority Plant and Animal Species In Oregon ForestsLogin to Hold

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    A Guide to Priority Plant and Animal Species In Oregon Forests

    Oregon Forest Resources Institute

    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.
  • Monocots and DicotsLogin to Hold

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    Monocots and Dicots

    Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom

    In this lesson students set up a side-by-side germination experiment of monocot and dicot seeds. They will observe differences and similarities of these two types of flowering plants at the germination level, specifically the number of cotyledons. Students can record their findings daily. This is a great way to begin a flowering plant unit. This kit does not need to be returned. This Kit Includes: Grass seed, wheat seeds, bean seeds, zip lock bags, cotton balls, and a paper lesson plan Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you.
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    Grow a Bean in a Bag Kit

    Grow a bean in a bag using water beads! Each water bead is colored and represents the needs of plant for growth and development. This kit does not need to be returned.  This Kit Includes: Water beads, jewelry bags, beans, and a paper lesson plan Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you.
  • Poetry of Agriculture KitLogin to Hold

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    Poetry of Agriculture Kit

    Students will sharpen their observation, listening and vocabulary skills with this poetry writing exercise that features items with an agriculture connection. The Poetry of Agriculture lesson is included with the kit and can also be viewed here. Take a look at Fresh-Picked Poetry - A Day at the Farmer's Market, an excellent companion book for this activity. This kit does not need to be returned.  This Kit Includes: Agriculture related products, paper bags, and a paper lesson plan Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you.
  • Blueberries Grow on a BushLogin to Hold

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    Blueberries Grow on a Bush

    Mari C. Schuh

    This book describes and illustrates how blueberries grow on bushes. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The book also introduces early readers to subject specific vocabulary words, which are defined in the glossary section. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Blackberry BanquetLogin to Hold

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    Blackberry Banquet

    Terry Pierce

    Mmm-mm! Forest animals squeak, tweet, slurp, yip and chomp over the sweet, plump fruit of a wild blackberry bush. But what happens when a bear arrives to take part in the feast? Young children will enjoy following the story by making the animal sounds, and the chaos that strikes upon the bear's arrival will surely bring on the laughter. The cumulative, rhyming text makes for a great read-aloud. The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes: Blackberry fun facts, How we eat blackberries (with smoothie recipe), Plants are the bottom of the food chain, Plants and animals, How do animals help plants?, and Are plants always good? This book needs to be returned. 
  • Corn - A True BookLogin to Hold

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    Corn – A True Book

    Elaine Landau

    Learn about corn in every way possible.  After reading this book your students will know how corn grow, where they grow, and the history behind corn. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Cotton Boll

    These cotton bolls are a great way to show students how cotton grows. Feel free to tear it apart and inspect, no need to return! Pairs well with King Cotton Lesson.
  • Up in the Garden Down in the DirtLogin to Hold

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    Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

    Kate Messner, Christopher Silas Neal

    Up in the garden, the world is full of green leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, and ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant and lyrical book, discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves and down in the dirt. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Desktop Greenhouse KitLogin to Hold

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    Desktop Greenhouse Kit

    Students investigate the importance of light to plants by creating a desktop greenhouse investigation and exploring the process of photosynthesis. This kit includes: clear cups, black cups, batteries, LED lights, peat pellets, seeds, black construction paper and electrical tape. This kit includes materials for a class of 30 students. This kit does not need to be returned. DUE TO LIMITED STOCK, LIMIT ONE KIT PER ORDER. View complete lesson here.    
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    Ecology Field Cards-Set 1, Douglas-fir Forests

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Each set comes with an Educator's Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned.Â