Poetry In A Bag
This activity can be used to introduce any commodity to students. Students will write adjectives about each commodity and create a poem as a group.
View LessonSoil Sort
Young students become soil surgeons, dissecting soil and sorting its components and begin to discover its unique properties.
View LessonIt All Begins With Soil
This lesson is intended for upper elementary, and middle school students. There is an additional lesson for younger students titled Soil Sort. Students examine soil to identify its components and ways that its structure affects plant growth.
View LessonAcid to Alkaline
Students explore pH with an emphasis on soil pH. This activity uses soils and vinegar solutions.
View LessonPlan It, Map It
Using the information provided, students work with their teacher and resources available to plan their garden and employ math skills to do so.
View LessonBee Bingo
Through a fun Bee Bingo game, students will learn some of the important vocabulary that is included in many pollinator lessons while sharpening their listening skills and their ability to follow instructions.
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.
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