Lessons
Hundreds of lessons that are hands on, correlated to recent standards and teach core subject areas.
Bee Bingo
Through Bee Bingo, students will learn just how many fruits, vegetables, herbs and/or nuts that they eat and rely on bees for pollination
View LessonBeefo Bingo
Beefo Bingo involves students in a fun and exciting game while learning about by-products of the beef industry.
View Lesson1, 2, 3 Infinity?
Connecting annuals, biennials, and perennials to the foods we eat helps students understand the nutrients those foods provide us and why the plants contain those nutrients. The focus will be on how plants store food and why.
View LessonInch by Inch, Row by Row
Students plan and map garden beds, using information about growth requirements for each plant.
View LessonFlorida’s Milk Makers
Students will explore the Florida dairy industry, including breeds of dairy cattle and the significance the dairy industry has in the state.
View LessonMaking Milk
In this lesson, students will learn about the milking process, composition of milk and how the dairy product goes from the animal to the table.
View LessonIt Cycles and Recycles Lesson
The water on the earth continuously cycles and recycles. It may take thousands of years to do so but, nevertheless, it is the same water recycling over and over. This lesson teaches students that fact and the details of the water cycle.
View LessonCoconut to Candy Bar
In Coconut to Candy Bar students will trace the production of a candy bar that includes coconut as its flavoring ingredient, from the first ingredient, to the final product.
View LessonBeyond Food
The agriculture industry is responsible for producing a variety of products. By-products are a secondary product created when an initial product is produced. Virtually every part of an animal or plant is put to good use. This lesson discovers the differences between products and by-products and showcases how relevant agriculture is in daily life.
View LessonFibers From Nature Lesson
Not only do plants provide us with many delicious edible products, they also produce fiber for clothing. This lesson introduces students to those non-edible products known as natural fibers with an emphasis on cotton. Students discover where cotton is produced on a national and global scale as well as what products are connected to what fibers.
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