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Listening to the Prairie: Farming in Nature's Image

This traveling exhibition focuses on how changes in this ecosystem and other ecosystems across the country impact people and their communities. It reveals information on how a natural ecosystem works, and tells stories of farmers and ranchers who are farming in nature's image. The web link provides activities and lesson plans (grades K-12) to supplement the exhibit or to expose students to whom the exhibit is not available. Listening to the Prairie Activities: (K-1) Agriculture in Your Life; Here Comes the Sunflower; Making Pretzels; Oats; Scavenger Hunt; Web of Life; Worm Watching (2-5) Agriculture in Your Life; Food Connections; Oats; Losing Ground; Scavenger Hunt; Weaving the Web (6-8) Food Detective; Beyond the Beef; Just Passing Through; Scavenger Hunt; Striking a Balance (9-12) Food Detective; Exploring Soils; Farming in Nature's Image; Scavenger Hunt; Striking a Balance

Grade level:	PreK - 12
Scope:	all states
Academic Subject:	Science Social Studies Technology
Agricultural Content:	Production Systems Sustainable Agriculture Animal Systems Beef Cattle Environment/Natural Resources Conservation Land Use Soils/Agronomy Water/Watersheds/Water Resource Management Wildlife Food Systems/Nutrition Food Plant Systems Field Crops Grains American Agricultural History Gardening/Greenhouse
Author:	Smithsonian Institution
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Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution
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Reviewer Comments:	No comments available.
Resource ID:	2800
Source:	http://forces.si.edu/educators.html
Media 1:	It's a Lesson Plans media type. URL: Website