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  • Grains Seed BankLogin to Hold

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    Seed Bank: Great Grains

    This Washington County exclusive seed bank curriculum kit gives K-5th* grade classes the opportunity to get to know common grains through stories, lessons, and hands-on learning. This curriculum kit includes a seed bank with 12 types of common grains, 4 children's books about people using grains, a class set of 18 loupes, and links to 4 grain-related lessons from National Agriculture in the Classroom. This seed bank is created in partnership with the Banks Seed Library.*Note that included books are best suited to grades K-2 (though there is no age limit to enjoying the books), but which can be utilized in 3rd-5th grade class as teaching tools for studying art and literature. Third through 5th grade teachers may also opt out of receiving the books.Once you have placed your order at check out, the Washington County Programs Coordinator will be in contact with you to confirm your grade and best delivery method.This kit is available for 4 weeks, and all items contained must be returned.
  • OAITC grain millLogin to Hold

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    Grain Mill

    From grain to flour in your hands! Help students explore where bread, pastries, noodles, tortillas, and other grain-based foods begin by grinding grains right in your classroom. This hands-on grain mill connects agriculture to everyday food while encouraging curiosity about the process of growing, harvesting, and preparing grain. Students will see, touch, and process grains as they turn the hand-cranked grain mill to transform grain into a food-prep ready state.Includes instructions and all 7 parts (please check to ensure you have included all parts when returning mill). Clamps easily to desk or table.Recommended grains for grinding:
    • Wheat varieties: Hard and soft wheat, spelt, einkorn, kamut, and emmer.
    • Common grains: Rye, barley, brown and white rice, and oat groats.
    • Pseudograins & millets: Quinoa, buckwheat, millet, amaranth, and teff.
    • Legumes & corn: Dried corn, lentils, chickpeas, and black beans.
    NOT recommended due to oils or structure which may damage mill or result in difficult to clean messes:
    • Oily seeds: Flax seeds, chia seeds, and sesame seeds.
    • Nuts and coffee: Peanuts, almonds, coffee beans, and spices.
    • Wet or sticky items: High-moisture or fresh-picked field corn.
    How to use video: Grain Mill - VKP1012 - YouTubeIf you like this product and would like to purchase a grain mill kit for your classroom, we recommend checking out National Agriculture in the Classroom: Grain Mill - AgClassroomStore at USU3-week checkout. This item must be returned to the Washington County OAITC office.  
  • Udder to Cheddar bookLogin to Hold

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    Udder to Cheddar

    Julie Knutson

    Follow the folks as Highfield Farm Creamery as they make some of the country's best cheeses and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we eat--and how we live! Aligned to curriculum standards, these books also highlight key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Financial Literacy, Health and Wellness, Civics Literacy, and Environmental Stewardship. Thought-provoking questions and hands-on activities encourage the development of critical life skills and social emotional growth.This book must be returned.
  • Garden to Table bookLogin to Hold

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    Garden to Table

    Julie Knutson

    Follow farmer Tim Redmond of Skinny Farm of Scio as he takes produce from farm to table and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we eat--and how we live! Aligned to curriculum standards, these books also highlight key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Financial Literacy, Health and Wellness, Civics Literacy, and Environmental Stewardship. Thought-provoking questions and hands-on activities encourage the development of critical life skills and social emotional growth. This book must be returned.
  • We Are Water Protectors bookLogin to Hold

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    We Are Water Protectors

    Carole Lindstrom

    We Are Water Protectors honors Indigenous-led movements across the world. Powerfully written and gorgeously illustrated, this book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption―inviting young readers everywhere to join the fight.This book must be returned.
  • Pollen: Darwin's 130-Year Prediction bookLogin to Hold

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    Pollen: Darwin’s 130-Year Prediction

    Darcy Pattison

    How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem? On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5" nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer. This book must be returned.
  • The Little Book of ChickensLogin to Hold

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    The Little Book of Chickens

    Jessica Ford

    The Little Book of Chickens is a charming, informative book of all things chicken – learn about their life stages and how clever they really are, plus heaps of fun factoids and truly gorgeous breeds and their colourful eggs – all in a beautifully illustrated gift book. This book is appropriate for grades 6-12.This book must be returned.
  • The Little Book of BeesLogin to Hold

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    The Little Book of Bees

    Hilary Kearney

    Bees first appeared on Earth 270 million years ago. Since the time of the dinosaurs, evolution has taken our beloved bees on an incredible journey—today, there are 20,000 species on the planet. The Little Book of Bees is a lovely, informative book of all things bee—from evolution and communication to honey, bee-keeping, and saving the bees—all in a beautifully illustrated gift book. This book is appropriate for grades 6-12.This book must be returned.
  • Water: Up, Down, and All AroundLogin to Hold

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    Water: Up, Down, and All Around

    Natalie M. Rosinky

    Introduce young scientists to the basics of the water cycle! Through full-color photos and simple, easy-to-follow text, this nonfiction book introduces emergent readers to the importance of water, explaining evaporation and condensation, dew and frost, and the three states of water. Alongside charming illustrations, award-winning author Natalie M. Rosinsky delivers fun, fact-filled text for an engaging read-aloud or beginning read-alone.This book must be returned. 
  • 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.
  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family StoryLogin to Hold

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    Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

    Kevin Noble Maillard

    Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.Fry bread is time. It brings families together for meals and new memories.Fry bread is nation. It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.Fry bread is us. It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference. This book must be returned.
  • Grown in Washington County Map

    This beautiful 8.5 x 11 inch full color map of Washington County features unique commodities grown in the county. It is an excellent tool to bring a piece of the story one County plays in Oregon’s agricultural diversity to the classroom.The Grown in Washington County Map helps students visualize where things are grown right in their backyard. On the back of the map student's can learn some more information about the unique commodities grown in the County and how they support the diversity of Oregon agriculture.Maps are free to Oregon teachers. If you would like a classroom set please let us know how many to send!
  • 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.
  • Chinook Rubber Fish ReplicasLogin to Hold

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    Chinook Rubber Fish Replicas

    Get Oregonized

    After studying fish and their lifecycles in Oregon's Interior Valleys (chapter 7) in the Get Oregonized text, rubber fish replicas allow students to create beautiful Gyotaku (fish prints). These rubber fish replicas are of chinook salmon, perfect for after a lesson on the state fish!We currently have 2 fish available in our Washington County office.Please reach out to our current Washington County Programs Coordinator to check out this item, or to have them lead the activity in your classroom! 
  • 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.
  • 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.