Working in small groups, students choose a specific agriculture-related issue they are passionate about advocating for.
Students analyze photos of families and their meals from different countries to explore how agriculture impacts food availability globally.
Students will explore careers related to agriculture, identifying personal interests within agriculture or a related field.
Students explore how technology has improved farming, identifying tools like GPS and biotechnology, and discuss their impact on food production, labor, and society.
Students explore agriculture’s role in daily life by creating a concept web with the 5-Fs, linking essentials like food, fiber, fuel, and more to the farm.
Students analyze conventionally grown and organically grown food to make an argument about which form of agriculture is best.
Students will deconstruct a ham and cheese sandwich, trace the ingredients back to the sources and determine the environmental factors and resources needed.
Students will discover the practical application of why corn, beans, and squash are considered “three sisters” in agriculture by reading the legend of the “Three Sisters” and preparing a traditional succotash.
Students will understand the impacts of agriculture on the environment and identify foods that are better for the environment by learning about and tasting alternative food sources such as seaweed and grasshoppers.
Students will understand how geographical features impact the way we live and the foods that are available to us by mapping seeds, grains, and nuts.
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