Agriculture in the Classroom
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Key Ingredients - Teacher Guides
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Lesson Plans and Handouts
Recipes for Tradition
American Menus
What Do Time Travelers Eat?
Museum Curator's Guidelines
We'll Be Right Back after These Messages
Food Advertising Strategies
Food Advertisement Log
Food Guide Pyramid
Mind Your Manners
19th-Century Dining Images
19th-Century Etiquette Guide
Key Ingredients Scavenger Hunt
Appendix
Key to National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
Key to National Health Education Standards

Agriculture Counts Lesson Plans K-12
Front Cover (133KB)
Letter: Dear Agriculture Educator (110KB)
Table of Contents (10KB)
Introduction (16KB)
Guide for Navigating the NASS Web Site (4KB)
Glossary of Terms (15KB)
Lesson A - K-3 (Agriculture Counts) (160KB)
Lesson B - Grades 4-6 (Where Does It Come From?) (180KB)
Lesson C - Grades 7-8 (This Land is Our Land) (57KB)
Lesson D - Grades 9-12 (The Fact Finders) (100KB)
Lesson E - Grades 9-12, (Arthur Young & The President) (62KB)
Lesson F - Grades 9-12, (Making Sense of the Census) (58KB)

"Listening to the Prairie - Farming in Nature's Image"
Grades PreK-1
Introduction (6 pages/163.9KB)
Prairie Scavenger Hunt (4 pages/528.7KB)
The Web of Life (13 pages/2MB)
Making Pretzels (7 pages/574.6KB)
Agriculture in Your Life (3 pages/105.2KB)
Here Come the Sunflowers! (5 pages/470.7KB)
Worm Watching (3 pages/81.2KB)
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow song (1 page/24.5KB)
Grades 2-5
Introduction (6 pages/163.9KB)
Prairie Scavenger Hunt (4 pages/96.6KB)
Weaving the Web (14 pages/2MB)
Losing Ground (7 pages/130.1KB)
Agriculture in Your Life (6 pages/154.1KB)
The Food Connection (6 pages/180.8KB)
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow song (1 page/24.5KB)
Grades 6-8
Introduction (6 pages/164KB)
Prairie Scavenger Hunt (4 pages/95KB)
Just Passing Through (6 pages/111.4KB)
Be a Food Detective (6 pages/147.1KB)
Beyond the Beef (5 pages/108.3KB)
Striking a Balance (3 pages/105.8KB)
Grades 9-12
Introduction (6 pages/164KB)
Prairie Scavenger Hunt (4 pages/99.3KB)
Exploring Soils (9 pages/145.3KB)
Be a Food Detective (6 pages/146.5KB)
Striking a Balance (3 pages/105.4KB)
Farming in Nature's Image (6 pages/105.3KB)

Geography Lesson Plans
Acknowledgements (1 page/12KB)
In My Own Backyard K-3 (3 pages/ 11.4KB)
Students will explore the soil and vegetation found in their
home and/or school environment and map a familiar area.
The Sweet Connection 4-6 (5 pages/81.3KB)
Students will use maps to find what crops are dominant in areas
where honey bees are raised and discuss possible correlations.
Snack Search 6-8 (5 pages/17.4KB)
Students will make maps to show where the agricultural products
used to produce various packaged snacks are grown.
This Land is Our Land 9-12 (3 pages/14.3KB)
Students will research and map federal land holdings and explore
the benefits of having land held in trust by the federal government.
Students will also discuss acceptable uses for public land.

Demonstrations in Soil Science
(Scroll down on this page until you get to "Demonstrations
in Soil Science.")

Corn in the Classroom
(Lesson plans may be integrated into various school subjects.)

Peanuts and Peanut Butter Information, Lesson Plans and Kits, etc.

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