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  • Corn is Maize - The Gift of the IndiansLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 5)

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    Corn is Maize – The Gift of the Indians

    Aliki

    The story of maize and the Native American farmers who found and nourished it from a wild grass plant into the corn we know today. Clear accurate illustrations accompany text on each page. This book will need to be returned.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Cranberries: Fruit of the BogsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 4 (of 5)

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    Cranberries: Fruit of the Bogs

    Diane Burns

    This is an amazing book about cranberry farming in America.  It is full of award-winning photographs of daily tasks on a cranberry farm.  Take a tour of two cranberry farms in Wisconsin and  follow the author as she describes in clear, concise prose the activities that take place throughout the growing season. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Farming, Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Cycling Back to Nature: Food Production and PesticidesLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 5)

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    Cycling Back to Nature: Food Production and Pesticides

    Robert Horton

    This instructional unit is versatile and can be adapted to various grade levels. The guide contains information and lesson plans about the ecosystem, microorganisms, farmer role-playing, pesticides, and the environment, and world populations and food production. Well written and teacher friendly. These materials would be very useful in 5th grade science and economics education for grades 4-9.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Instructional Units
  • Up in the Garden Down in the DirtLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 7 (of 1)

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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. 
    Categories: Gardening, Lifecycles, Plants, Seeds
    Resource Type: Books
  • Cycling Back to Nature: Soils Alive! — From Tiny Rocks to CompostLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 11)

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    Cycling Back to Nature: Soils Alive! — From Tiny Rocks to Compost

    Robert Horton

    This hands-on guide explores Mother Nature's development of soil and soil enhancements through composting.
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Gardening, Soils
    Resource Type: Instructional Units
  • Dear TomatoLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 3)

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    Dear Tomato

    Collection of Poets

    From field to farmyard, to table to tummy, this amazing pairing of poetry about agriculture will entice your students to reflect on what they see on the farm. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Dairy Cows Send Their BestLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 699 (of 1000)

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    Dairy Cows Send Their Best

    Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council

    Milk is a nutritional powerhouse packed with calcium and other essential nutrient's that fuel your body and strengthen your bones. Order from our website and we will send you a class set to keep! 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.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Printed Materials
  • Dirt - The Scoop on SoilLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 4 (of 3)

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    Dirt – The Scoop on Soil

    Natalie M. Rosinsky

    Engage young readers in real science with this informative, fun, fact-filled book. This series is aligned with the standards, "The Earth" and "Forces of Nature" as required by Benchmarks for Science Literacy. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Soils
    Resource Type: Books
  • Dairy on MyPlateLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 7 (of 7)

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    Dairy on MyPlate

    Dairy foods are smooth, creamy, and healthy. Learn about how MyPlate helps kids make great food choices every day, including dairy! This book will need to be returned.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Desktop Greenhouse KitLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 22 (of 20)

    Does not need to be returned

    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.    
    Categories: Farming, Gardening, General Agriculture, Plants, Science
    Resource Type: Kits
  • DragonsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 3)

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    Dragons, Houses, and Other Flies

    Dragons, Houses and Other Flies — Grades 9-12 (Instructional Unit) This activity guide invites youth to explore the fascinating world of insects and learn valuable life skills through hands-on activities.
    Categories: Gardening, General Agriculture
    Resource Type: Instructional Units
  • Walter the BakerLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 1)

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    Walter the Baker

    Eric Carle

    This book is about Walter the town baker who accidentally angers the Duke. In order to make amends, he is tasked with inventing a roll through which the morning sun can shine through three times. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Food, Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Ecology Field Cards- Set 4Login to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 2)

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    Ecology Field Cards- Set 4, Wetlands and Wet Prairies

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you in the Wetlands and Wet Prairies! 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. 
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Forestry, General Agriculture
    Resource Type: Manipulatives
  • Ecology Field Cards- Set 5Login to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 2)

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    Ecology Field Cards- Set 5, Upland Prairie

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you in the Upland Prairie! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles. 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. 
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Forestry, General Agriculture
    Resource Type: Manipulatives
  • Ecology Field Cards-Set 1Login to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 2)

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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. 
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Forestry, General Agriculture, Plants
    Resource Type: Manipulatives
  • EggsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 6)

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    Eggs

    Sarah Hoffman

    This book is about eggs changing form. Mixing, cooking, and adding salt and pepper are all part of making scrambled eggs. This book will need to be returned.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books