Plant Oils - Which oil freezes at a higher temperature? - The objective of this lesson is to determine which oil would freeze at a higher temperature. Students will determine which oil would be healthier to ingest based on their findings. Middle School students – 6, 7, 8 grades
Poetry- Haikus Based on Agriculture - To write poems that include description of people, places, things; To write with a sharp, distinct focus, identifying task, topic, and audience; To edit writing using conventions of language, such as correct spelling of frequently misspelled words, using capitals correctly, syllabication.
Existing Soil and Farmland -Through teacher modeling and guidance, each student will visually observe how our global natural resources affect our farmer’s ability to create and preserve the existing farmland today and in the future. Grades 3-6
Erosion - Students will brainstorm possible roles of plants in land and water interactions, as well as investigate how plants affect water flow and erosion. |
Land & Environment Sustainability - Through critical analysis of today’s economy and studying the future of our existing economy, the students will create (simulate) a regional plan where a given community can cooperate to preserve its economic and environmental structure within the existing structure OR plan and create a new community using the same regional economic environmental design through which we are mostly sustainable to the land/environment. High School
Reading, interpreting, and creating clichés - The students will listen and read clichés, recall and state clichés known to them, analyze meaning of clichés, and assist to create various farm-like cliché expressions that are heard and spoken in our community. Grades 2-5
Sample Cliches
Wheat -students will study different kinds of wheat, and listen to the story, From Wheat to Bread and learn how wheat is grown and produced. Student will mix flour with other ingredients to make “Bread In A Bag”.
Word Search and Solution
Pennsylvania Ag Products- studens identify major crops grown in the U.S. and Pennsylvania using maps and discussing why certain crops grow in certain areas. |