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Lesson Title	Grade Levels	Subject	Purpose
"Four" Goodness' Sake: Lesson for Fourth Grade	4	Health	To help students develop awareness that food preferences and cooking styles may be based upon geographic, ethnic, and/or religious/family beliefs, but all food choices fit into the groups of MyPyramid.
A Bug's Life: Diary of an Insect's Metamorphosis	5	Science, Heredity	To observe heredity by observing metamorphosis and traits in insects.
A Common Thread	6	Social Studies	To understand how agriculture influenced and shaped culture, class, and society during the dark ages and Renaissance.
A Day Without Ag	2	Content Core, Language Arts	To explore the uses, meaning, and meaning of agriculture through discussion.
About Sheep	1	Social Studies	To focus on sheep as a staple of Utah's agricultural make-up.
Ag Pays	2	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To allow students to recognize that agricultural careers are interconnected and agriculture influences many parts of their daily lives.
Agricultural Career Concept Map	7 8 9	CTE	To examine workplace tasks and concepts in agriculture, and to expand students' understanding of agriculture.
Agricultural Careers	7 8	TLC	To discuss the areas of employment in agriculture, allowing students to use this information in the career planning process.
Agriculture and Me	2	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 2	To categorize sources of basic agricultural products while using alphebitizing as an organizational device.
Agriculture Counts	1 2	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 3	To 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.
Air Pressure and Wind	4	Science	To explain and illustrate air pressure and show how it affects weather.
America the Bountiful	4 5	Social Studies	To help students understand the agriculture in states nationwide and see general regional patterns throughout the United States.
Ancient Mediterranean Lands: A Timeline of Mediterranean Civilizations	6	Social Studies	To show how cultures develop and change by examining a timeline of events in surrounding early mediterranean civilizations.
Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Egypt	6	Social Studies	To illustrate the importance of agriculture to society, and of water to agriculture.
Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Greece	6	Social Studies	To study the culture of ancient Greece, focusing on olives and olive oil and the inventions that helped them develop.
Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Rome	6	Social Studies	To teach students about the development of ancient Roman civilizations, highlighting trade routes and aqueducts and connecting them to their agricultural roots.
Animal Names	K	Content Core, Lanugage Arts, Standard 3	To match animal parents to their offspring while integrating reading and writing.
Apple Science	6	Science, Health	To allow students to investigate an aspect of food science and agriculture by performing various experiments on apples.
At Home on the Range	5	Social Studies	To study the rangeland of the Great Plains and understand the effects of over hunting on Bison while emphasizing conservation in agriculture.
At Home on the Range - Utah's Land & Your Own Ranch Starter Kit	7	Utah Studies	To explore Utah geography and climate, focusing on the importance of rangeland and the benefits of grazing, and distinguishing between healthy and overgrazed rangeland through experimentation.
Baa, Ram, Ewe...Sheep Tales	K 1 2	Integrated Core	To develop students' skills of inference and help them discover the difference between what's real and what's make-believe.
Bad Microbes in Food Processing - "One Bad Apple Spoils the Bunch"	6	Science, Microorganisms	To use scientific method of experimentation to show how microbiology can influence food safety.
Bad Microbes in Food Processing - Browning in Apples	6	Science, Microorganisms	To allow students to explore the causes of apple browning and enzymatic activity.
Bad Microbes in Food Processing - Grow an Apple Fungus	6	Science, Microorganisms	To grow an apple fungus and explore the possibilities of fungal diseases that affect crops and apple production.
Bad Microbes in Food Processing - Sour Milk	6	Science, Microorganisms	To explore bacteria culture and growth in milk and view the benefits of pasteurization.
Barter Day	4	Social Studies	To illustrate the concept of trading and bartering by allowing students to experience it first hand.
Bartering Through the Seasons	K 1 2 3 4 5	Social Studies, Science	To teach students the difference between "needs" and "wants", and to allow them to explore how trade and barter have historically allowed people to satisfy both.
Better Butter	K 1	Content Core, Standard 3	To provide an example of how dairy products are made and begin a framework for discussion about Utah's dairy industry, dairy products and processing, and the importance of agriculture.
Bird Buffet	5	Science, Heredity	To examine different bird species' beaks, identifying the different inherited traits and usefulness and function of each.
Build a Burger	K 1 2	Standard 1	To illustrate the components of a healthy diet using the example of a hamburger to highlight different food groups and the importance of nutrition.
Building from the Ground Up	3	Social Studies	To create fictional South American countries that will help students understand the geography of the continent and the interdependency of countries.
By the Pound, Gram, Liter or Gallon	3 4 5 6	Mathematics	To use food and nutrition as a basis for exploring the concepts of measuring and measurements.
Calorie Countdown	4 5	Health	To sort food by components and energy content.
Capital for Cookies	4	Social Studies	To highlight the components of an economy (land, labor, capital, enterprise), and to discuss how these components influence the local community as well as the nation.
Career Quiz	4	Social Studies	To explore the six different types of working environments (realistic, investigative, artistic, enterprising, social, and conventional) and determine which field students might best like.
Caring for the Land	4 5	Science, Dirt	Students will be able to explain how people can have different opinions on soil management; students will identify cause and effect relationships in issues relating to agriculture and the environment.
Case of the Missing Pumpkin	4	Science	To gain an understanding of the principles and importance of the decomposition process.
Changes and Challenges: Agricultural Hard Times & The Great Depression - 1920-1930, Screens 5 & 6	7	Utah Studies	To give students an understanding of the magnitude and effects of the Great Depression in the state of Utah.
Changes and Challenges: Boom Time for Agriculture - 1900, Screen 3	7	Utah Studies	To help students understand the connections between the history and geography of utah in the first decade of the 1900s.
Changes and Challenges: Era of Self-Sufficiency - Pre-1890, Screen 1	7	Utah Studies	To help students understand the connections between the history and geography of Utah in the "era of self sufficiency" before the 1890s.
Changes and Challenges: Expansion & Prosperity, Big Farms, Big Government - 1960-1970, Screens 9 & 10	7	Utah Studies	To help students understand the connections between the history and geography of Utah as the economy, cities, and government expanded in the 1960s.
Changes and Challenges: From Salt Lake City to Singapore...Products of Utah Travel Worldwide! Agriculture After 1990, Screen 12	7	Utah Studies	To develop students' understanding of products grown and processed in the state of Utah, while at the same time learning about supply chains, geography, and agriculture.
Changes and Challenges: Mechanization & Science - 1950, Screen 8	7	Utah Studies	To illustrate the importance of mechanization to supply agricultural products to a growing nation, and to show how Utah's economy was affected by technological developments.
Changes and Challenges: Recession & Expansion - Into the New Millennium 1980 - Agriculture After 1990, Screens 11 & 12	7	Utah Studies	To tie the history of Utah to the present, showing the state's progress, and look at trends that may affect the future.
Changes and Challenges: The Boom Continues - 1910, Screen 4	7	Utah Studies	To view the boom times of Utah in the 1910s, and to observe the diversity of the state's historic populations.
Changes and Challenges: The Cox and Gossner Family Histories	7	Utah Studies	To examine the historical significance of two of Utah's family farms, using these farms to highlight individual examples of general historical trends.
Changes and Challenges: Utah Becomes a State - 1890, Screen 2	7	Utah Studies	To help students view the context of Utah during its formative years and the struggle for statehood.
Changes and Challenges: Where in the World is Utah Wheat? 1980, Screen 11	7	Utah Studies	To explain the cultivation of wheat, and describe its significance in Utah's agricultural landscape as well as its diversity of uses and distribution.
Changes and Challenges: World War II & Revival - 1940, Screen 7	7	Utah Studies	To help students develop an understanding of the difficulties associated with WWII, as well as the impact that it had on food, fuel, and fabric availability and uses.
Chocolate Taste-testing - Introduction to Loco for Cocoa	5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Social Studies	To engage students' senses in a side by side comparison of chocolates, adding a math component to calculate the "value" of each chocolate bar.
Clothesline Sleuth	5 6	Social Studies	To illustrate the fabric component of agriculture by emphasizing the origins and processing of materials used in the production of clothing.
Comparing Apples and Onions	5	Science, Heredity	To introduce students to concepts of heredity by focusing on the observable traits of apples and onions.
Conversation about Conservation	6 7 9	Social Studies, Utah Studies, Geography	To clarify the terms "conserve" and "preserve," and to differentiate them from indiscriminate use.
Corn an A-maizing Plant	5	Social Studies	To examine the growth, composition, and history of corn and how it has affected the growth of the United States.
Countries, Food, and Culture	K 1 2	Core Content, Standard 2	To help children understand and appreciate different cultures.
Cows, Worms, and Compost	3 6	Science, Soil	To provide students with an understanding of the variety of ways that animals facilitate composting and decomposition.
Creeping and Crawling: Observing Mealworms and Earthworms	5	Science, Heredity	To use organisms from the natural world as subjects of observation and experiment intended to show inherited traits and characteristics.
Cricket Wars	3 4 7	Science, Social Studies, Utah Studies	To provide students with an observation activity of how an insect interacts with its environment.
Dark Days	4 5	Science, Dirt	To interpret and explain the modern and historical importance of agriculture and soil erosion in a local site, Utah in general, and the United States; to research and report on soil erosion at a local site.
Does Your Diet Stack Up?	3	Health	To provide students with a framework for understanding nutrition and diversity in foods, and comparing and contrasting the U.S. Food Guide Pyramid with South American nutrition guidelines.
Eat Smart with MyPyramid for Kids	K 1 2	Standard 1, Language Arts, Mathematics	To practice sorting foods into the appropriate food groups, learn where to find foods from each food group in the lunch line, and learn to look for foods from each food group when they visit the supermarket.
Eating Out and Eating In - Go Lean With Protein	5 6	Health	To Identify foods in the meat and beans group and to analyze food choices from fast food restaurants, choosing lower fat alternatives.
European Agriculture	6	Social Studies	To develop students' understanding of the cultural differences between U.S. and European views on Agriculture, and to examine how these views affect consumer habits.
Everyone Up!	4	Social Studies	To introduce students to the careers involved both directly and indirectly with agriculture.
Exploding Cheeseburger	K 1 2	Core Content, Standard 1	To highlight the components of a healthy diet and ephasize the importance of eating a variety of healthy foods.
Exploring Living Science Careers	7 8 9	CTE	To explain the variety of agricultural careers available and to inspire students to think about their future in terms of economics, interests, and suitability to their personal talents and characteristics.
Exploring MyPyramid for Kids	K 1 2	Standard 1, Language Arts	To see that foods are divided into food groups, learn the colors that represent the food groups, and participate in physical activity while learning about the importance of daily physical activity as a part of good health.
Fable of the Fainting Goat	1 2	Content Core, Mathematics	Students will practice telling time while reading a story about a fainting goat.
Farming in Space	6 7 8 9	CTE	To provide an engaging, real life example of the work done by scientists in fields of biotechnology and bioengineering and to try classroom research experiments.
Farming: It's a Fact!	7 8 9	CTE	To give students an introduction to the scope and importance of agriculture and some of the skills that are necessary for careers in agricultural business.
Favorite Foods	K	Contet Core, Language Arts	To recognize that food is fuel for the body, describe and practice responsible behaviors for health and safety, and to demonstrate knowledge of elements of print within a text.
Find Your Way on the Farm	3	Social Studies	To examine maps and globes for scales and symbols and use a grid to mark landmarks on a map.
First Place Foods: Lesson for First Grade	1	Standard 1	To help students develop an understanding that certain foods provide nutrients and energy for growth and healthy living while offering additional health benefits as related to dental health.
Flower Power - An Introduction to Heredity	5	Science, Heredity	To introduce students to concepts of heredity by observing physical characteristics of flowers and understanding principles of pollination.
Foiling Spoilage	6	Science, Microorganisms	A glossary of terms relating to microbiology and decomposition.
Food Math	3 4	Health	To add and subtract fractions, create a daily menu based on the MyPyramid for Kids recommendations, discuss the importance of eating fruits and vegetables.
Food Preservation Techniques	6	Science, Microorganisms	A glossary of terms relating to food processing and preservation.
Food Systems Feed the World	4 7	Social Studies, CTE	To list the steps and processes of our food system, gain an understanding of hunger as it relates to the physical well-being, culture, and geographic location of all people, and locate geographic location on simple maps.
Food Travels and Preservation	2	Contet Core, Language Arts	To explain the steps involved in the distribution and processing of foods in the United States.
Four Seasons	K	Contet Core, Language Arts	To identify the seasons and represent each with pictures and observe and describe typical weather for each of the seasons.
From Bolls to Bolts	5	Social Studies	To describe the process of transformation from cotton bolls to fabric useful for many types of clothing.
From Foraging to Farming	6	Social Studies, Mathematics	To allow students to experience foraging, giving them a perspective on how scarcity of resources can affect their well being and how agriculture allows the benefit of a steady, realiable food supply.
From Milk to Cheese & Seed to Shelf	7 8 9	CTE	To use cheese making as an introduction to a detailed exploration of career possibilities and opportunities in science-based agriculture and biotechnology.
Fruity Counters	K	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 1	To identify and use patterns to represent mathematical situations, sort objects according to common attributes, and duplicate, extend, and create simple patterns using objects and pictorial representations.
Get Your Calcium - Rich Foods	5 6	Health	To identify foods in the milk group, identify the health and nutrition benefits from eating foods rich in calcium, analyze food labels to determine which foods contain the most calcium, and compare food labels.
Getting the Most Nutrition From Your Food	5 6	Health	To review the content of MyPyramid for Kids, chart the foods they eat during1day and place each food into the appropriate food group, and explore the concept of choosing the healthier foods.
Good Guys or Bad Guys	6	Science, Microorganisms	To explore and observe the benefits of microorganisms in decomposition.
Good Microbes in Food Processing - Bread-in-a-bag	6	Science, Microorganisms	To study the effect of microbes by observing the action of yeast in bread.
Good Microbes in Food Processing - Cheese Please	6	Science, Microorganisms	To explore biotechnology and food processing by making cheese in the classroom.
Good Microbes in Food Processing - Fool-proof Yogurt	6	Science, Microorganisms	To learn about microorganisms in food processing by using bacterial cultures in milk to make yoghurt.
Good Microbes in Food Processing - Rennet Cultured Cheese	6	Science, Microorganisms	To explore the process of cheesemaking using rennet and bacterial cultures, allowing students to observe the effect of microorganisms and biotechnology in food production.
GoogleEarth on the Range	7	Social Studies	To help students understand the uses of public land and the benefit of careful rangeland management using historical photographs and GoogleEarth technology to explore Utah's geography and more.
Gravity & Layers of Air	3 4	Science	To demonstrate the effects of gravity on motion and investigate evidence that air is a substance.
Growing Money	4	Social Studies, Mathematics	To build a business of selling plants from cuttings, at the same time giving students the opportunity to experience entrepeneurship and economics, as well as math and the biology of vegetative propogation.
Growing Plants in Science and Literature, More Than an Empty Pot	1 2 3 4	Social Studies, Science	To use the book The Empty Pot as a basis for investigation into science by planting and observing the growth of a seed, and literature by having students create a story map.
Hand Washing: I can handle it!	K 1 2 3 4 5 6	Science	To learn the causes of food-borne illness from foods, distinguish between safe food handling techniques and unsafe techniques, use their experience with food at home to generate positive food safety rules, and know the importance of hand washing.
Hands-on with Wool	K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Social Studies	To allow students the first hand experience of working with wool to create and dye yarn.
High Five Burger: Lesson for Fifth Grade	5	Health	To help students understand that all food has an agricultural source which has a particular geographic origin.
High-Tech Food	7 8 9	CTE	To provide students with a balanced perspective on the benefits and drawbacks of biotechnology and to educate students on its current applications.
How a Seed Grows-And Who Grows It?	1	Content Core, Language Arts, Mathematics, Standard 3	To observe the growth of a popcorn plant from seed to plant and understand where popcorn comes from and how it is grown and learn a plant's life cycle and how many people (careers) are involved in the growing and marketing of popcorn.
How Does Your Garden Grow?	1	Content Core, Language Arts, Mathematics, Standard 3	To explain the difference between a real plant and an artificial plant, state what plants need to live and grow, and identify the different parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves, seeds/ fruit).
How Much Is Dirt Worth?	4	Science, Dirt	To inspire appreciate of topsoil and facilitate communication about soil's economic value.
Hunger & Malnutrition	4 5 6	Health, Social Studies	To give an overview of the importance of getting necessary nutrients, and to allow students to identify the scope of the problem of hunger and malnutrition while locating geographic locations on simple maps.
Hunters and Gatherers	6	Social Studies	To cultivate students' understandings of the progression from hunter-gatherer societies, using geography to explain differences in societal developments.
In the Good Old Days	2	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 2	Students will learn how the changes in daily household activities over generations reflect our societys changing relationship to food and fiber.
Inside the Egg, Hatching Chickens	K 1 2 3	Integrated core Science	To educate students about biology while building a useful tool to help you candle eggs and succeed in hatching chicks.
Junior's Family Tree	5	Science	To understand genetic make-up is received from both parents and is expressed by traits that can be predicted, acquire information by listening, observing and using community resources, and practice fine motor coordination.
Just "Kid"ding Around	2 3 4	Social Studies, Language Arts	To teach students about goats.
Just a Matter of Time	5	Social Studies	To explain the process of change and have students identify changes they have observed in their own lives and see how the themes carry across different aspects of life.
Keeping Soil in Its Place	4	Science, Dirt	To demonstrate rain drop splash or splash erosion, and determine its impact on bare soil; to visually identify types of erosion.
King Cotton	5	Social Studies	To explain the farming and processing of cotton and to discuss the impact it has had on the history of the United States.
Label Language	4	Social Studies	To explain food labels and identify nutrients in a variety of foods.
Little Red Hen	K 1 2	Social Studies, Standard 3	To use the story of the Little Red Hen to explain the process of breadmaking and provide an opportunity for students to experience this process first hand.
Living Corn Necklace	5	Science, Heredity	To provide a chance to observe the growth of two types of corn that can be used to exemplify heredity.
Making a Brand for Ourselves the "Cowboy" Way	K 1 2 3 4 5	Social Studies	To explain the importance and uses of rangeland and the principles of agriculture in a historic perspective.
Measuring Up!	3 4 5 6	Mathematics	To help students learn the concepts and importance of accurate measurement while providing them with the engaging activity of building a barn.
Microbe Experimentation	6	Science, Microorganisms	To develop an experiment involving microorganisms and to explain and display the outcomes.
Microbe Observations - Bread-Media	6	Science, Microorganisms	To observe different microorganisms present in a variety of locations by culturing them on pieces of bread.
Microbe Observations - Germ Busting and Dusting	6	Science, Microorganisms	To illustrate the presence and pervasiveness of microorganisms and to highlight the importance of good hygiene.
Microbe Observations - Pond Life	6	Science, Microorganisms	To use protozoa collected from pond water to provide observation and identification opportunities.
Microbe Observations - Potato Petri Dish	6	Science, Microorganisms	To contaminate a potato and allow students to observe the growth of microorganisms' growth over a period of two weeks.
Microbe Observations - Refrigerator Growth	6	Science, Microorganisms	To address issues of food safety and to show that microbes can grow on nearly anything.
Microbe Observations - Rotten Truth	6	Science, Microorganisms	To present decomposition as a natural process and to provide students with an understanding of the microbial component of decay and decomposition.
Microbe Observations - Show Them the Germs! Glo Germ	6	Science, Microorganisms	To use Glo Germ to underscore the importance of proper hygiene.
Microbe Observations - Spore Drop	6	Science, Microorganisms	To allow students to oberve fungi and spores.
Microbe Observations - Spud Smear	6	Science, Microorganisms	To allow students to oberve the growth of microorganisms on petri dishes.
Microbe Observations - Stomach Microorganisms: Why Can a Cow Eat Grass?	6	Science, Microorganisms	To provide another example of beneficial microorganisms by explaining the digestive process of ruminant animals such as cows.
Microbe Observations - Yeast Blowup	6	Science, Microorganisms	To allow students to experiment with yeast and to observe what influences yeast's reaction.
Microbes and Health	6	Science, Microorganisms	To teach students about beneficial and harmful bacteria and how we can control the growth of each and their effects on decomposition.
Microorganism Multiplication	6	Science, Microorganisms	To research and report on a microorganism's requirements (i.e., food, water, air, waste disposal, temperature of environment, reproduction) and to examine and illustrate size, shape, and structure of microorganisms found in an environment.
Moist Air & Clouds	4	Science	To explore and observe the weather, including principles of heat, moisture, and humidity.
More Activities - AITC Field Guide	K 1 2 3 4 5 6	Activities	This new page supplies additional activities that may be used to enhance other lesson plans.
More Than One Grain of Rice	4 5 6	Social Studies, Mathematics, Geography, Agriculture	To teach students about the cultivation and parts of rice while also covering subjects including literature, mathematics, economics, geography, and more.
My Farm Web	K 1 2 3	Standard 2, Standard 3, Social Studies	To use visual representations to explain the role of agriculture in daily life and to establish relationships between different aspects of agriculture and the individual.
My Little Seed House	1	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To provide students with a guided observation of the growth and development of seeds.
MyPyramid for Kids	3 4	Health	To help students identify food groups, reminding them of portion sizes and number of servings required per day.
MyPyramid for Kids Lessons for Grades 1 and 2	1 2	Health	To give students activities that allow them to explore nutrition.
MyPyramid for Kids Lessons for Grades 3 and 4	3 4	Health	To give students activities that allow them to explore nutrition.
MyPyramid for Kids Lessons for Grades 5 and 6	5 6	Health	To give students activities that allow them to explore nutrition.
Mystery "F & V's"	2	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 1	Students will be able to identify fruits and vegetables high in Vitamin A, C, and phytochemicals.
Naked to the Eye	6	Science, Microorganisms	To explain and use magnification to observe microorganisms and infer roles, functions, and relationships.
Next Year's Seeds	6	Social Studies, Mathematics	To inspire thought about the problems associated with agriculture using mathematics to calculate probabilies that affect real world situations.
Now You Have It, Now You Don't	5 6	Health	Students will learn how new products can help our environment.
Nuts About Peanuts!	1 2	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To label the parts of a peanut plant on a diagram, follow step-by-step instructions to plant a peanut, to use a chart to record the growth of peanut plants.
Off to Work	4	Social Studies	To help students discover the roles of producers and consumers.
Organisms That Bug You - Diseases caused by Microorganisms	6	Science, Microorganisms	A list of common bacteria and protists.
Outdoor Observation	K	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To investigate changes in the seasons, observe and describe animals in the local environment, and recognize symbols and models used to represent features of the environment.
Paint's Family Tree	5	Science, Heredity	To use horses to illustrate concepts of the complexity of heredity.
Paper Weaving	K 1 2 3 4 5	?	To provide an example of weaving.
Peanut Butter Broccoli	5	Science, Heredity	To discuss the properties of heredity and how they are used in biotechnology and agriculture.
Perkin' Through the Pores	4	Science, Dirt	To determine the water holding and draining capacities of different soils and investigate how organic matter increases the amount of water soil will hold.
Pizza Time!	3 4 5 6	Mathematics	To use pizza as a basis for learning about agriculture and mathematics.
Planet Zorcon	5 6 7 8	Utah Studies, CTE, Geography, Social Studies, Economics	To discuss the behavior of individuals with respect to resources use, explain the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and identify careers related to natural resources, both renewable (agriculture) and non-renewable (mining).
Powerful Potato	3	Social Studies	To inspire discussion on the various factors that draw communities together and to provide examination opportunities on the importance of South American foods as they have been introduced throughout the world.
Predicting Storms and Weather	4	Science	To illustrate the science behind weather and introduce principles such as warm fronts and low-pressure areas.
Pre-K Appetizer: Lesson for Pre-Kindergarten	Pre-K	Standard 1	To help students develop awareness that farmers provide the variety and abundance of foods we need to maintain and develop healthy lifestyles.
Profit from Pumpkins	3	Science	To model the lifecycle of a pumpkin while engaging students in learning about small businesses, counting by tens, and estimating.
Properties and Classification of Microorganisms	6	Science, Microorganisms	To identify and understand the properties of different microorganisms.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin	1	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To explain the lifecyle of plants and teach students to sequence the lifecycle of a pumpking.
Pumpkins... Not Just Part of Halloween	3 5	Science, Mathematics	To use a pumpkin as the basis of learning about a wide variety of subjects including history, science, nutrition, and math.
Rain On	4	Science	To teach students about the water cycle, understand the development of clouds, and use research and mathematic skills to conduct various experiments.
Red and Green Groups	K 1	Content Core, Language Arts, Mathematics, Standard 1	To teach children why we need two fruits and three vegetables a day and show where fruits and vegetables fit into the Food Guide Pyramid.
Ride the Wild Leaf Cycle	4	Science	To facilitate an understanding of the importance of decompostion in the healthy soils cycle and allow students to learn the steps of decomposition in the environment.
Rock, Paper, Scissors	5	Science, Heredity	To show how traits may or may not be expressed depending on whether they are dominant or recessive.
Science in Your Shopping Cart	6	Science, Microorganisms	To show students how science affects even the groceries they buy.
Second Servings: Lesson for Second Grade	2	Standard 1	To help students understand foods from each group which should be included in a daily diet as well as appropriate serving sizes of each food item.
Secrets to Healthy Soils	4	Science, Dirt	To allow student to infer that the diversity of life in soil contributes to soil fertility.
Seed Search	2	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 3	To provide an opportunity for students to closely examine seeds, determining differences and similarities; to teach students to recognize where seeds are contained on a plant and how they may be dispersed.
Seeds, Miraculous Seed	2	Science, Core Content	To develop students' appreciation and understanding of the natural development of seeds.
Simple Machines on the Move	3	Science	To give students a hands-on opportunity to explore the properties of simple machines.
Soil in My Food Web	4	Science, Dirt	To draw and explain soils role in the food web and discuss the importance of soil to life.
Source Search	7 8 9	CTE, Geography	To emphasize the concept that agriculture provides nearly all of the products we rely on in any given day.
Source Search	K 1 2 3 4 5 6	Social Studies, Economics, Standard 2	To emphasize the concept that agriculture provides nearly all of the products we rely on in any given day.
Space Age Technology Comes to Earth	7 8 9	CTE	To give students the opportunity to explore technical careers in agriculture.
Specialized Structures & Environments	5	Science, Heredity	To show specialization in species as it applies to heredity and adaptation of species to their given environment.
Sunlight and Warm Air	3 4	Science	To provide an example of the difference between radiation and conduction, and to provide an exploration of the conductivity of different materials.
Super K Buffet: Lesson for Kindergarten	K	Standard 1	To help students develop an understanding of healthy food choices they can make each day.
Terrariums: A Look at the Living and Nonliving World	3	Science	To provide an observable example of the terms "living" and "nonliving".
That Was Then, This Is Now	5	Social Studies, Mathematics	To perform mathematical computations, analyze data charts, and compare and contrast statistical information in order to learn about food prices and how they have changed over time.
The Big Apple	7 8 9	Career & Technical	To illustrate how a market economy of supply and demand affects pricing and to provide a model of the economy.
The Business of Agriculture	7 8 9	CTE	To develop an appreciation for the extensive materials and career fields provided by agriculture.
The Dairy Shoppe	4	Social Studies	To illustrate the concepts involved in entrepeneurship and home business while also cultivating an understanding of and appreciation for dairy products and processing.
The Peanut Wizard	3	Social Studies	To show students significance of the inventions of George Washington Carver and inpsire discussion on how the inventions of one individual have affected their lives today.
The Quicker the Better? Food Processing	6	Social Studies, Health	To deepend students understanding of food processing with an eye toward nutritional impact of food choices.
The Rotten Truth	4	Science, Dirt	To demonstrate and explain the decomposition process and allow students to list the methods and ingredients for making compost.
The Seed Cycle	1	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 3	Students will learn the basic steps a gardener takes in planting seeds.
The Seed Match	1 2	Science, Nutrition, Language Arts, Standard 3	To provide examles of seeds and crops that grow above or below ground.
The Soil Chain	4	Science, Dirt	To help students identify their relationship to the soil and to draw a flow chart from common objects to soil.
The Trading Game	4	Social Studies	To show students the ways in which communities barter and trade to supply their needs and wants and to discuss the impact of trade decisions.
The Unwelcome Dinner Guest - Prevent Foodborne Illness	6	Science, Microorganisms	To provide a description of foodborne illness and methods of prevention.
Those Amazing Earthworms - A Worm's World	K 1 2 3	Content Core, Science, Standard 3	To help students develop and appreciation for earthworms by showing the benefits of their natural habits.
Three Reasons: Lesson for Third Grade	3	Health	To help students gain familiarity with the health benefits of foods contained in each group of MyPyramid.
Types by Texture	4	Science, Dirt	To determine soil types by texturing several soil samples.
Understanding MyPyramid	2 3 4 5 6	Health, Standard 1	To show students appropriate serving size and influence their dietary decisions by providing and understanding of the components of nutrition as illustrated by MyPyramid for Kids.
Utah Weather	4	Science	To use a graphical representation of weather patters that will aid students in visualizing abstract concepts associated with the interpretation of weather data and climate variations.
Vacation Matrix	K	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 3	To allow students to collect, organize, and display simple data while recognizing symbols and models used to represent features of the environment.
Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits	3 4	Health	To teach about the nutritional qualities of fruits and vegetables and set goals that will inspire students to eat healthfully.
Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits	K 1 2	Standard 1, Language Arts, Mathematics	To explain to students how to recognize fruits and vegetables in their die, and to graph the number of fruits and vegetables they eat.
Vegetable Twister	K 1 2 3	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 1	To teach how vegetables are produced and help our bodies, and to match vegetables to the plant parts they come from while naming vegetables grown in Utah.
Water Cycle Relay	4	Science	To provide a fun and interactive review of the water cycle.
Water Supply	4	Science	To inform and illustrate students on the concepts behind the water cycle and water storage and uses.
Weaving Wool	1 2	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To inform students about Australian agriculture and customs while enhancing listening and small-motor skills.
What If?	3	Social Studies	To help students recognize the importance of the interrelated relationships of farmers/producers and consumers.
What is Biotechnology	7 8 9	CTE	To provide a basic explanation of the applications of science in the development of agricultural technology and to highlight the associated careers.
What Land Works Best?	4	Science, Dirt	To explain how climate, water, and soil type help to determine where plants and crops are grown.
What Makes Up Your Profile?	4	Science, Dirt	To determine soil changes in relationship to depth and explain soil formation.
What's in Soil?	4	Science, Dirt	To explain soil components and demonstrate organic material, air, and water content.
What's the Shape of Your Diet?	3 4 5 6	Health	To help students discover a healthy diet by comparing the foods they typically eat in a day with the recommendations of MyPyramid for Kids.
What's Your Favorite Season?	K	Content Core, Mathematics, Standard 3	To help students remember the different seasons by illustrating, comparing, and contrasting them.
Wheat: Ancient and Ageless	6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Social Studies	To illustrate the importance of wheat in the development of culture and as the foundation for modern society.
Where Do They Grow?	K 1	Content Core, Language Arts, Mathematics, Standard 3	To teach children that fruits and vegetables grow on trees, bushes, vines, and under the ground.
Where Do Your Veggies Grow?	K 1	Content Core, Language Arts, Mathematics, Standard 1	To teach children that fruits and vegetables grow on trees, bushes, vines, and under the ground.
Where Does It Come From?	5 6	Social Studies, Mathematics	To explain the connection between geography and climate and the type of agriculture in an area.
Where is Agriculture?	K 1	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 2	To allow students to identify many of the things in their lives that come from agriculture.
Who Makes Your Cereal?	4	Social Studies	To show the connection between different parts of the U.S. food system.
Who's Hungry?	2 3	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 1	To show students an overview of the importance of getting the food we need and the requirements of a healthy diet.
Who's Who?	K	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 3	To teach students animal names and the importance of each.
Why Are People Hungry?	2 3	Content Core, Language Arts, Standard 1, Social Studies	To show the complexity of a world-wide food system and provide an understanding of the geography of food processing and production.
Working Worms	4	Science, Dirt	To let students investigate how earthworms mix and till the soil.
World Climate Growing Zones	9	Geography	To help students visualize geography and its relationship with crops, growing seasons, and regional trends.
You Need How Much Food When? Where?	9	Geography	To allow students the opportunity to investigate the complex issues surrounding a food system, including transportation, growing or producing, processing, shortages, and surpluses.