Teacher Resources

Hands-on lessons and activities correlated to recent standards and core subject areas.

Teacher Resources

Hands-on lessons and activities correlated to recent standards and core subject areas.

Teacher Resources

Hands-on lessons and activities correlated to recent standards and core subject areas.

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fifth

sixth

seventh

eighth

ninth

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eleventh

twelfth

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third

second

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COMMODITY

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Chocolate

Coconut

Poultry

By-product

Dairy

Gardening

Cotton

Fiber

Citrus

Water

Environmental

Plant Nutrition

Beef

Bees

Nutrition

Equine

Forest

Food Production

Horticulture

Insects/Integrated Pest Management

Peanut

SUBJECT

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Language Arts

Social Studies

Math

Science

Physical Education

Health

Art

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Coconut 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...

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The Chicken and the Egg

Students will become familiar with the important role Florida’s broiler production and broiler companies play. The students will continue to expand their...

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Beyond 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....

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Florida’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. Objectives: ...

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Making 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. Objectives:...

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Fibers 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...

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Citrus Math Lesson

Economists assemble a wide array of statistical information and analyses of that data about an agriculture industry, citrus. Students will put their math minds...

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It 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...

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Citrus in Florida

Citrus in Florida will examine the development of oranges and their history here in Florida. Students will discover the significant role citrus plays...

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Chocolate History

Students will explore the long history of chocolate from the New World to the old and back again. This exploration will involve Mayans, Aztecs, Spanish, Dutch,...

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Alternatives to Traditional Gardening

In this project-based learning lesson, students will read articles and view digital media to gather information about plant growth. They will learn about the...

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Activity: Creating a Plastic Tote Hydroponic Garden

To educate students about the hydroponic system where they will be able to compare and contrast the various aspects to traditional gardening.

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Activity: Design on a Dime

Students will be able to utilize reusable or biodegradable mate-rials to create sustainable gardening systems.

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Florida Irrigation

This lesson and associated experiments will introduce students to the reasons why irrigation is needed to feed the world and the different types of irrigation...

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Integrated Pest Management Part 3

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a very hot topic, but how much do you really know about the science be-hind them? Through science, farmers have...

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Greenhouse Technology

Students will use a greenhouse to germinate seeds and grow plants to better understand the science and dynamics of a greenhouse. For schools without...

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Hydroponic Vertical Farming: Helping Feed Our Growing Population

By 2050, it's estimated that 80 percent of the world's 9.2 billion population will live in urban areas. In this lesson students will gain an understanding of...

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Improving Mother Nature: Maximize Storm Water Runoff for Irrigation

In this lesson, students will learn about the specific needs of plants, design a rainwater irrigation system and test the effectiveness of the system. A...

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Learn About Decomposition by Creating Compost

Students, working in groups, will create a small composter, monitor and record the decomposition process, and reflect on the final product of decomposition in...

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Pest Management Safety: Integrated Pest Management Part 2

Pest management is needed in order to have a healthy and productive garden. There are many options for pest control. This lesson will show students the...

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Phun with Photosynthesis

Students will use light-sensitive beads to observe how sunlight can cause rapid physical and chemical changes in what it strikes. They will calculate the total...

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Plant Hormones and Tropic Responses

There are many hormones in plants and they all play different roles. In this lesson students will learn about hormones such as ethylene, gibberellins,...

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Plant Propagation

Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts. There are several methods of...

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Soil Moisture and Soil Temperature

The lesson entails having students measure, record, chart, and evaluate the soil moisture and temperature of school gardens. Objectives: Measure and...

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STEMming Up Plant Nutrients

In this lesson students will identify and describe the functions of essential plant nutrients. This material assumes a basic knowledge of plant biological...

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What’s Bugging Me?: Integrated Pest Management Part 1

Pest management is required for all types of gardens. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is using more than one practice to control and prevent pests. In this...

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Lettuce Be Different

Students compare their own similarities and differences. They then grow and compare several varieties of lettuce plants to explore variations within the same...

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It 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...

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Inch by Inch, Row by Row

Students plan and map garden beds, using information about growth requirements for each plant. Objectives: Groundwork: Variable Exploration: 40 minutes Making...

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Feed Me — Nutritional Building Blocks

The difference between human nutrition and plant nutrients is often one of the concepts that students misunderstand. This is proven in documented errors found...

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Acid to Alkaline

Students explore pH with an emphasis on soil pH. This activity uses soils and vinegar solutions. Time: Groundwork: 45 minutes Exploration – Soil pH: 45 minutes...

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Yo Seeds, Wake Up!

The way we plant seeds is very important. If seeds are planted too deeply, the young plants can use up their food resources before they ever reach light and...

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What Are We Eating?

A significant reason to engage in gardening in schools is to teach students, and allow them to discover for themselves, how plants grow and what part of the...

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We’re the Producers!

The purpose of gardening within an educational setting is to utilize the garden as an educational tool. The garden and skills developed by gardening provide...

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Turning Over a New Leaf

Students examine variations in leaves and consider how leaf adaptations can help plants survive in different environments. Time: Groundwork: One-to-two days...

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The Roots of Food

This activity introduces what influences students’ own food choices and those of people in different cultures. Time: Groundwork: Time to read the book(s) plus...

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The Million Dollar Can o' Soup or Salsa

Students participate in creating a food product, identify and explain the steps in production, and describe the influence of those steps in the cost of the...

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Soil Sort

Young students become soil surgeons, dissecting soil and sorting its components and begin to discover its unique properties. Time: Groundwork: 45 minutes...

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Plan 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. Time:...

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What We Eat - Part 1

Students will sort fruits and vegetables by examining plants - grown in the school garden, purchased in the market, or featured in models or pictures - into...

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My Garden, MyPlate

Students will become familiar with the foods they eat and healthy eating habits while learning about the MyPlate food categories. Objectives: Write...

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Salad Rap - Part 1

Students create a rap song/chant and dance promoting the components of their favorite salad, and use chant as a device to remember that plants do not eat and...

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Vegetable Relay

Students will match vegetable seeds with the vegetable and learn a basic food fact about each then participate in a relay. Objectives: Identify...

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A Rainbow of Nutrition

Students will research foods made from plant families (with support as needed), identify family members and common nutrients and create artwork of one family...

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1, 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...

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Garden Art

Students will be introduced to artists and their work in order to prepare them to create their own garden art or still life portraits. Appreciating the beauty...

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It’s on the Label

Learning to read and utilize food labels and information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, students will compare nutritional value and caloric content...

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My Meal Choices

Student will collect personal meal consumption data, align those foods to the food guide food groups, and cross reference that information with the MyPlate to...

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Nutrient Tally

Using the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Nutrient Database,” the students will compete to predict which vegetables or fruits grown in the school garden...

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What We Eat - Part 2

Students will sort fruits and vegetables (by examining plants grown in the school garden, purchased in the market, or featured in models or pictures) into the...

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Salad Rap - Part 2

Students create a rap song or chant and dance containing and promoting the components of their favorite salad as well as use chant as a device to remember that...

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Energy In/Energy Out

Students will evaluate their meal selections, determine the caloric content and evaluate eating and exercise options to maintain a healthy weight. Objectives:...

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The Nutrient Database

USDA’s “Nutrient Database” will be the focus of research to identify which foods contain necessary nutrients and which foods grown in the garden are most...

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In Search of Essential Nutrients

Students explore the meaning of essential nutrients, using periodic tables to compare the elements that are essential to people and plants. Students make...

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Survival Florida

Using a WebQuest, students will research foods grown in Florida and nutritional requirements of different age groups to determine if survival consuming only...

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Beefo Bingo

Beefo Bingo involves students in a fun and exciting game while learning about by-products of the beef industry.

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Bee 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...

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Honey Treats

Learn about the nutritional value of honey and its role in the sports industry while making an energy filled snack.

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Orange Juice

Learn the process of making orange juice and enjoy a cup of freshly squeezed O.J.

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Paper Pieces

Learn the process of creating and recycling paper.

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Spice It Up

This lesson is a sensory exploration of the herbs and spices that create food scents and flavors with a mystery twist- geographic and cultural examination....

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How To Make Ice Cream In A Bag

Make ice cream in a bag while learning about states of matter! Time: 15-20 minutes

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Butter In A Jar

Make butter in a jar while learning about stages of matter. Time: 5-10 minutes

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How To Make Cheese and Cottage Cheese

Learn how to make cheese and cottage cheese while learning about changes in matter. Time: 60 minutes

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Garden in a Glove

Learn the process of germination through a fun activity. Garden in a Glove allows students to track the germination process, learn what a seed needs in order...

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Water Cycle Bracelet

Learn components of the water cycle through a fun activity. Students will become water molecules and travel through stages of the water cycle, creating a...

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Square Foot Gardening

Have students investigate area and perimeter by creating a garden plot using 12x12 inch squares. This activity is also great for garden planning. Objectives:...

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3D Flower Model

Learn the parts of the flower by constructing a 3-D flower model.

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Self-Watering Plant System

Teach about plant growth or methods of recycling with this fun, affordable activity. Students can create self-watering plant systems for experiments and...

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Recycled Newspaper Pots

Create flower pots while being mindful of the environment by using recycled material.

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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.

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Seed Necklace

Students will understand what a plant needs to grow by germinating seeds using a seed necklace. Time: 30 minutes

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Seed Surgeon

Students will dissect a seed, identify the parts, and the importance of each of the parts. Time: 30 minutes

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Arbor Day Bookmark

Students will create a bookmark to celebrate Arbor Day. Time: 30-40 minutes

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Customize Your Calcium

Students can discover the important nutrients milk contains while using their creativity to make their favorite flavor of customized milk.

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Fizzy Fun

Students will have fun with a hands-on experiment involving milk and a chemical reaction.

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Marvelous Mozzarella

Students make fresh mozzarella cheese and discover the science (changing a liquid to a solid), art, and craft involved in the development of specialty cheese.

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Raving Ricotta

During this lesson, students will be introduced to ricotta cheese, including the basic science and origin of this fresh cheese. The students will make and...

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A "Mazing" Plants

Using a box, students will test to see if a bean plant can find its way through a maze.

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Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Students will create an artistic project while learn about pumpkin plants.

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Cottage Cheese Craze

Students make fresh cottage cheese and discover the science (changing a liquid to a solid), art, and craft involved in the development of specialty cheese.

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Creative Containers

Students will learn how to upcycle items that would normally end up in the landfill.

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Dirt Babies

Learn about the effects of apical meristem on the growth of grass plants while creating a wonderful craft.

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Edible Soil

Students will create a tasty treat that resembles the different layers of soil.

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Flowering Seeds

Students will observe similarities and differences of seeds to make a flower.

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Grass Artist

Students will understand what a plant needs to grow by planting grass in different shapes.

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Lactose Lab

Investigate milk by comparing different kinds, researching important nutrients, and brainstorming ways to add key nutrients to your diet.

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Milk Carton Gardens

Students will create their own garden pots using milk cartons. They will learn about all the nutrients, elements and factors that go into starting and growing...

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Nature Display

Students will collect items in nature to display on a tree cookie to hang on the wall.

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Old Fashioned Peanut Butter

Students will learn the process to make peanut butter.

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Plant Breeder

Students will try to create a new variety of strawberry. Each seed on a strawberry is different and has the potential to become a new variety.

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Silly Swirls

Students will have fun with a hands-on experiment involving milk and molecular bonds.

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