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  • Desktop GreenhousesLogin to Hold

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    Desktop Greenhouses

    Students investigate the importance of light to plants by creating a desktop greenhouse investigation and exploring the process of photosynthesis. This kit includes materials for six groups of students.For more resources and lesson plan: Desktop Greenhouses
    Categories: Gardening, Plants
    Resource Type: Kits
  • Outdoor Farm, Indoor FarmLogin to Hold

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    Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm

    Lindsay H. Metcalf

    Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in this vibrant, rhyming picture book.Outdoor farm, tractors toil.Indoor farm, zero soil.With energetic, enchanting verse and sunshiny, colorful illustrations, discover how the food you eat is grown both outside—and inside! Join two children as they explore the inner workings of an outdoor farm and an indoor farm. You’ll see how a variety of amazing machinery like tractors and drones along with innovative farming techniques yield the wonderful food we all love to enjoy.This book must be returned.
    Categories: Farming, Food, General Agriculture, Literacy Project Books, Plants, Science, Soils, Technology, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books
  • 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.
    Categories: Animals, Farming, Food, Foods & Nutrition, General Agriculture, Plants, Technology
    Resource Type: Booklets, Printed Materials
  • 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. 
    Categories: Animals, Farming, Food, Foods & Nutrition, Gardening, General Agriculture, Insects, Lifecycles, Plants, Science, Seeds
    Resource Type: Booklets, Printed Materials
  • Greenhouse & Nursery and Mighty Microgreens PosterLogin to Hold

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    Greenhouse & Nursery and Mighty Microgreens Poster

    This 2-sided 18x24" poster features the Greenhouse and Nursery industry, Oregon's top agricultural commodity. On the back side, the poster features information on microgreens, small edible plants that make great snacks for students!
    Categories: Farming, Gardening, Plants
    Resource Type: Posters
  • SeedLogin to Hold

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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.
    Categories: Gardening, Literacy Project Books, Plants, Science, Seeds, Soils, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books
  • Mighty Microgreens KitLogin to Hold

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    Mighty Microgreens Kit

    (Grades K-2) Enjoy sweet or spicy microgreens with students! Students will explore plant needs and grow a tasty treat for them to enjoy! This kit includes seeds, nesting container, planting container, germination cover and Mighty Microgreens booklets. This kit contains a class set for 25 students. This kit does not need to be returned. LIMIT ONE PER ORDER.
    Categories: Food, Lifecycles, Math, Plants
    Resource Type: Kits
  • 101 Common MossesLogin to Hold

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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.
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Forestry, Plants
    Resource Type: Booklets
  • 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.
    Categories: Animals, Forestry, Plants
    Resource Type: Booklets
  • Achoo! Why Pollen CountsLogin to Hold

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    Achoo! Why Pollen Counts

    Shennen Bersani

    Spring has arrived and pollen is in the air. Baby Bear does not like the pollen-it sticks to his fur and makes him itchy and sneezy. He’s allergic! Achoo! He just wishes the pollen were gone. When his friends gather to tell him why they need pollen, Baby Bear learns that pollen is good for the forest and provides food for many animals, including him! Pollen might be something we all love to hate, but can we really live without it? This story explains why we need it. This title is also available in Spanish.
    Categories: Gardening, General Agriculture, Insects, Plants, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books
  • Achiss! La Importancia de PolenLogin to Hold

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    Achiss! La Importancia de Polen

    Shennen Bersani

    La primavera ha llegado y el polen se siente en el aire. Al bebé Oso no le gusta el polen - se le pega en su pelaje y lo hace tener comezón y estornudar. ¡Él es alérgico! ¡Achís! Desearía que el polen no existiera. Cuando sus amigos se reúnen para decirle por qué nececitan el polen, el bebé Oso aprende que el polen es bueno para el bosque y que provee alimento para muchos animales, ¡que lo incluyen a él! El polen puede ser algo que todos odiemos pero, ¿realmente podemos sobrevivir sin él? Esta historia explica por qué lo necesitamos.
    Categories: Gardening, General Agriculture, Plants, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books, Spanish
  • The Organic Artist for KidsLogin to Hold

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    The Organic Artist for Kids

    Nick Neddo

    The Organic Artist for Kids inspires creativity by connecting kids and their adults to our wilderness roots. This book offers a wide variety of fun, collaborative projects using nature as a source for art supplies and inspiration, and also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are fundamental to the creative process. Children will be encouraged to learn new skills, build resilience, and be resourceful as part of an urgent struggle to prevent and undo Nature Deficit Disorder. Rooted in experimentation and an understanding that fun is fundamental to learning, kids will refine their drawing skills, as well as increase their appreciation for the visual arts and the natural landscape. Book must be returned.
    Categories: Art, Conservation & Natural Resources, Plants, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books
  • 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 planPlease 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: Plants, Science
    Resource Type: Kits
  • What's in the Garden?Login to Hold

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    What’s in the Garden?

    Marianne Berkes

    Good food doesn't begin on a store shelf with a box. It comes from a garden bursting with life, color, sounds, smells, sunshine, moisture, birds, and bees! Healthy food becomes much more interesting when children know where they come from. So what's in the garden? Kids will find a variety fruits and vegetables, and a tasty, kid-friendly recipe for each one to start a lifetime of good eating. A food for thought section presents interesting facts about each fruit and vegetable, and a how does your garden grow? section explains facts about gardening and the parts of plants.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition, Gardening, Plants, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books
  • An Appetizer for Astronauts KitLogin to Hold

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    An Appetizer for Astronauts Kit

    Garnish your space travel with sweet or spicy microgreens! Students will use the Engineering Design Process to design a growing system and device to secure the growing plants that is able to withstand the lack of gravity while growing a tasty treat for them to enjoy! This kit includes seeds, nesting containers, planting containers, and germination covers. This kit includes a class set for 30 students. This kit does not need to be returned. LIMIT ONE PER ORDER.
    Categories: Food, Gardening, Math, Plants, Science
    Resource Type: Kits
  • 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. 
    Categories: Farming, Foods & Nutrition, Plants
    Resource Type: Books