K-ESS2-1:
Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Four Seasons on a Farm: Students identify the characteristics of the four seasons of the year, investigate what causes seasons and observe the effects changing seasons have on farms.

A Walnut Orchard Through the Seasons: Students will gain an understanding of the changes that take place in a walnut orchard through the seasons by reading and discussing a story about a walnut farm and learning the meaning of important vocabulary words.

K-ESS2-2:
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

All Kinds of Farms: Students discover that there are many different types of farms.

Discover Christmas Trees: This lesson is composed of six learning activities to teach about the Christmas tree. Science, history, and geography topics are used to explore the history of the Christmas tree, life cycle of a conifer, types of trees and how they adapt, work on a Christmas tree farm, and the ecology of conifer trees. 

Why People Need Plants: The purpose of this lesson is to teach students that plants provide people with food, clothing, shelter, and many other things that we use in our daily lives.

K-ESS3-1:
Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

A Garden Plot: The Tale of Peter Rabbit: In this lesson, students will identify foods grown in a garden, observe various types of seed, and grow their own "milk jug" garden. Students will hear the Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter and learn about produce that is grown in gardens or on farms.

A Walnut Orchard Through the Seasons: Students will gain an understanding of the changes that take place in a walnut orchard through the seasons by reading and discussing a story about a walnut farm and learning the meaning of important vocabulary words.

Animal or Plant?: Students will learn about the sources of different foods by differentiating between foods originating from plants and foods originating from animals.

Crops on the Farm: Students investigate different food crops and how they grow.

Discover Christmas Trees: This lesson is composed of six learning activities to teach about the Christmas tree. Science, history, and geography topics are used to explore the history of the Christmas tree, life cycle of a conifer, types of trees and how they adapt, work on a Christmas tree farm, and the ecology of conifer trees.

Eating Plants: Students will identify the structure and function of six plant parts and classify fruits and vegetables according to which parts of the plants are edible.

From Sap to Syrup: Students will recognize how geography and climate allow for the growth of maple trees and the process of making syrup. They will 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.

How to Grow a Monster: The Needs of a Zucchini Plant: Students read How to Grow a Monster, describe the needs of a zucchini plant, identify the structure and function of zucchini plant parts, grow classroom zucchini plants, and experiment with different environments and growing conditions.

My Farm Web: Students use the visual representation of a web to explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.

People and Plants Need Nutrients: In this lesson, students will learn that although plants and people obtain nutrients differently, they both need proper amounts of nutrients to grow and be healthy.

Photosynthesis and You: Students identify the process used by plants make their own food and discover how photosynthesis provides the food they eat.

Pigs on the Farm: Students will explore the basic needs of animals and create a model of a modern pig barn that will help farmers meet the needs of the animals. 

Sunflower Life Cycles: Students will learn about the growth and development of sunflowers, identify how sunflower seeds are used, and make a paper plate sunflower illustrating the life cycle of the sunflower.

Survival of the Fittest: Comparing the Needs of Humans and Cows: Students identify what cows and humans need to survive by exploring the physical characteristics of cows and the food, water, shelter, and other environmental needs of cows compared to their own needs. Students also examine how farmers work to meet the needs of their cows.

Thank You Farmers: Students discover what farmers do and how they help their community.

The Amazing Honey Bee: Students will investigate the three types of honey bees in a colony, identify their roles, and recognize honey bees as part of a community that works together.

The Soil We Grow In: In this lesson, students will gain an understanding and appreciation for the importance and complexity of the Earth’s soil.

This Little Pig: Students will learn basic information about pigs and the products they provide through reading the book Pigs by Gail Gibbons, completing a worksheet, and participating in a class activity.

K-ESS3-3:
Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

The Soil We Grow In: In this lesson, students will gain an understanding and appreciation for the importance and complexity of the Earth’s soil.

K-2-ETS1-1:
Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Machines on the Farm: Students identify different machines used on farms and what they do.

Made to Move: Students explore simple and complex machines and discover how they are used in agriculture.

Milk, Sugar, Science: Engineering Ice Cream: Students explore the journey of milk from cow to ice cream, make ice cream in a bag, and discover how food engineers have developed many different processes for making ice cream.

Photosynthesis and You: Students identify the process used by plants make their own food and discover how photosynthesis provides the food they eat.

Pigs on the Farm: Students will explore the basic needs of animals and create a model of a modern pig barn that will help farmers meet the needs of the animals. 

K-2-ETS1-2: Developing and Using Models

Be A DetEGGtive!: Students will conduct a series of scientific investigations, identify and explain unique properties of eggs based on scientific investigations, and write a book to explain what they have learned.

Discover Christmas Trees: This lesson is composed of six learning activities to teach about the Christmas tree. Science, history, and geography topics are used to explore the history of the Christmas tree, life cycle of a conifer, types of trees and how they adapt, work on a Christmas tree farm, and the ecology of conifer trees.

Exploring Aquaponics: The students will identify the basic needs of plants and fish and engineer, assemble, maintain, and observe a small-scale aquaponics system that meets plant and fish needs.

Fruits of Our Labor: Students will discover how fresh fruits can be dried and preserved by participating in an activity where they make raisins by drying grapes.

It’s a MOO-stery!: Students will be introduced to the dairy industry and will make observations about how historic tools such as a butter paddle, cheese press, and milk tester can be used to process milk on a dairy farm.

Machines on the Farm: Students identify different machines used on farms and what they do.

Made to Move: Students explore simple and complex machines and discover how they are used in agriculture.

Pigs on the Farm: Students will explore the basic needs of animals and create a model of a modern pig barn that will help farmers meet the needs of the animals. 

Potatoes: More Than Fries: Students investigate potato varieties, explore potato plants, determine how potatoes grow, and make a potato recipe.

K-2-ETS1-3: Planning and carrying out investigations

Milk, Sugar, Science: Engineering Ice Cream: Students explore the journey of milk from cow to ice cream, make ice cream in a bag, and discover how food engineers have developed many different processes for making ice cream.

K-LS1-1:
Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

A is For Apples: Students will use the five senses to investigate apples, identify and model the parts of an apple, make applesauce, and learn how apples are grown.

A Tail of Two Sheep: Students will compare and contrast hair sheep and wool sheep, discover the reasons why farmers raise sheep and explore ways farmers meet the needs of the sheep they raise.

A Walnut Orchard Through the Seasons: Students will gain an understanding of the changes that take place in a walnut orchard through the seasons by reading and discussing a story about a walnut farm and learning the meaning of important vocabulary words.

All Kinds of Farms: Students discover that there are many different types of farms.

Animals on the Farm: Students discover that farm animals produce different types of products.

Baa, Ram, Ewe…Sheep Tales: Students will explore the process of making wool into cloth.

Bean Seed Cycle: This lesson introduces students to how soybeans are grown by farmers, teaches seed anatomy through a seed dissection activity, and illustrates the germination of the soybean plant.

Crops on the Farm: Students investigate different food crops and how they grow.

Eating Plants: Students will identify the structure and function of six plant parts and classify fruits and vegetables according to which parts of the plants are edible.

Eggology: Students will identify how the basic needs of a growing chick are met during egg incubation. Activities include identifying and diagramming the parts of an egg and hatching eggs in class.

Eggs: From Hen to Home: Students will trace the production path of eggs, beginning on the farm and ending in their home. Students will also identify the culinary uses and nutritional benefits of eggs.

Exploring Aquaponics: The students will identify the basic needs of plants and fish and engineer, assemble, maintain, and observe a small-scale aquaponics system that meets plant and fish needs.

Exploring Texture in the Garden: Students will learn about living and nonliving things, how nonliving resources help sustain plant life, and visual arts techniques through an examination of texture in the natural world. Activities in this lesson include collecting and categorizing items from the natural environment, creating seed and soil mosaics, making clay imprints, and coloring cloth with plant materials.

Farm Animal Life Cycles: Students investigate six major livestock species, discover that animals need air, space, food, water, and shelter to survive, explore the life cycle of a farm animal, and identify the products each farm animal produces.

Farming in a Glove: Students will observe how a seed sprouts and investigate the conditions necessary for germination to occur.

Fruit and Vegetable Bingo: Students will recognize the names of different fruits and vegetables and understand why they are important.

Growing Plants in Science and Literature, More Than an Empty Pot: Students will use the story of The Empty Pot to explore literature and science, practicing story mapping and learning about the needs of plants and the importance of soil and water. Like the characters in the story, students will plant and observe the growth of seeds.

How to Grow a Monster: The Needs of a Zucchini Plant: Students read How to Grow a Monster, describe the needs of a zucchini plant, identify the structure and function of zucchini plant parts, grow classroom zucchini plants, and experiment with different environments and growing conditions.

Little Red Hen: In this lesson students will use the story The Little Red Hen to learn about wheat production and bread making. Students will thresh their own wheat and grind it into flour to make bread.

My Little Seed House and Seed Book: Students will observe the growth and development of seeds and learn what conditions make seeds germinate.

Photosynthesis and You: Students identify the process used by plants make their own food and discover how photosynthesis provides the food they eat.

Pigs on the Farm: Students will explore the basic needs of animals and create a model of a modern pig barn that will help farmers meet the needs of the animals. 

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.

Potatoes: More Than Fries: Students investigate potato varieties, explore potato plants, determine how potatoes grow, and make a potato recipe.

Sorghum at School: Learn, Grow, Pop, Taste: Students investigate how and where sorghum is grown and discover its health benefits.

Texturing: The Big Picture: Students will explore soil textures and investigate the connections between soil texture, water, and plant growth. Activities in this lesson include classifying the texture of sandpaper, using the "dirt shake" method to identify differences in soil texture, and observing seed germination in different types of soils.

The Case of the Missing Pumpkin: Students investigate the phenomenon of decomposing pumpkins as a part of the plant's life cycle.

The Seed Match: Students will investigate where food comes from, the parts of plants that we eat, and the difference between fruits and vegetables. Activities include examining food plants and their seeds, reading and discussing the book Tops and Bottoms, and completing activity sheets.

Why People Need Plants: The purpose of this lesson is to teach students that plants provide people with food, clothing, shelter, and many other things that we use in our daily lives.

Tomato Trivia: Using tomatoes as a theme, the students will practice their math and science skills of estimating, measuring, counting, graphing and sequencing.

Vermicomposting: The class will create a worm bin which will serve as a basis for investigations about ecosystems, life and nutrient cycles, and decomposition.

K-PS2-2:
Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

It’s a MOO-stery!: Students will be introduced to the dairy industry and will make observations about how historic tools such as a butter paddle, cheese press, and milk tester can be used to process milk on a dairy farm.

Made to Move: Students explore simple and complex machines and discover how they are used in agriculture.

K-PS3-1:
Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Four Seasons on a Farm: Students identify the characteristics of the four seasons of the year, investigate what causes seasons and observe the effects changing seasons have on farms.

Fruits of Our Labor: Students will discover how fresh fruits can be dried and preserved by participating in an activity where they make raisins by drying grapes.

K-PS3-2:
Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

Pigs on the Farm: Students will explore the basic needs of animals and create a model of a modern pig barn that will help farmers meet the needs of the animals.