1.5:
Compare life in Louisiana in the. past to life today.

Discover Christmas Trees: Students explore the history of the Christmas tree, explain the life cycle of a conifer, identify types of trees and how they adapt, discover what it’s like to work on a Christmas tree farm, and examine the ecology of conifer trees.

It’s a MOO-stery!: Students make observations about historic tools used on a dairy farm to store and process milk into cheese and butter.

1.17:
Identify examples of an economic cost or benefit of a decision or event.

A Search for the Source: Students determine that agriculture provides nearly all of the products we rely on in any given day by participating in a relay where they match an everyday item with its “source.”

1.18:
Identify examples of an economic cost or benefit of a decision or event.

Plant Tops and Bottoms: Students will identify where fruits and vegetables belong on a MyPlate diagram and describe the major parts of plants—roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits—according to if they are produced on the top or bottom of a plant.

1.21:
Describe how scarcity requires people to make choices.

A Search for the Source: Students determine that agriculture provides nearly all of the products we rely on in any given day by participating in a relay where they match an everyday item with its “source.”

1.24:
Use maps or models with cardinal directions, keys, and scale.

Agriculture Counts: Students read a story about our nation’s first survey of agriculture, discuss reasons for counting things, and gain practice by sorting and counting a variety of objects related to agriculture.

From Sap to Syrup: Students recognize how geography and climate allow for the growth of maple trees and the process of making syrup, identify the characteristics of maple trees that produce the best sap for making maple syrup, and name the steps in the process of creating syrup from sap.

1.29:
Describe ways people change their environment.

From Sap to Syrup: Students recognize how geography and climate allow for the growth of maple trees and the process of making syrup, identify the characteristics of maple trees that produce the best sap for making maple syrup, and name the steps in the process of creating syrup from sap.

1.31:
Explain how and why people and goods move from place to place.

Agriculture Pays: Students discover that agricultural careers are interconnected and that agriculture influences many parts of their daily lives.

Homegrown in Your State: Fruits and Vegetables: Students explore their state's specialty crops, discover how food gets from the farm to the table, and discuss the importance of eating fruits and vegetables every day.