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Unit 01-Production Agriculture

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumSimulation FarmThis is a Food for America demonstration plan in which students simulate building a school farm in the classroom by planting seeds…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.1 Agriculture by the NumbersThis upper-elementary lesson, "Agriculture by the Numbers" (Unit 1: Production Agriculture, part of the Food for America program), teaches students how agriculture…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.2 Top Crops"Top Crops" is an upper elementary lesson from Unit 1: Production Agriculture (Food for America) that teaches students about their home state's…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.3 Lots More From AgricultureThis upper elementary lesson, "Lots More from Agriculture" (Unit 1: Production Agriculture), teaches students that agriculture produces far more than food and…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.1 Where Is AgricultureThis primary-level lesson, "Where Is Agriculture?" from Unit 1: Production Agriculture (Food for America), introduces young students to the idea that agriculture…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.2 Food From Coast to Coast"Food from Coast to Coast" is a primary-grade lesson in Unit 1: Production Agriculture that teaches students which agricultural products are grown…
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Unit 02-Processing

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumButter MakingThis Food for America demonstration plan teaches agricultural processing through a hands-on butter-making activity, in which students shake heavy cream in mason…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum2.1 Peanuts to Peanut ButterThis upper-elementary lesson, "Peanuts to Peanut Butter" (Unit 2: Processing) from the Food for America curriculum, teaches students about agricultural processing by…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum2.2 Quick Lesson: Where Does Your Food Dollar GoThis Food for America "Quick Lesson" (Unit 2: Processing) teaches upper elementary students how the food dollar is divided among production, processing,…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum2.1 The Exploding Cheeseburger"The Exploding Cheeseburger" is a primary-grade agricultural lesson in Unit Two: Processing that teaches students how the components of a cheeseburger move…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum2.2 Quick Lesson: The Adventures of Cob’s PotatoesA primary-level "Quick Lesson" from Unit 2: Processing (Food for America) that uses the story "The Adventures of Cob's Potatoes" to teach…
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Unit 03-Distribution

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumCommodity RelayA Food for America demonstration plan featuring "Commodity Relay," a hands-on relay race that teaches students how food is distributed from the…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.1 Food for Keeps"Food for Keeps" is an upper-elementary lesson from Unit 3: Distribution of the Food for America curriculum that introduces students to food…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.1 How Food Moves From Farm to YouThis primary-level lesson, part of the Food for America "Unit 3: Distribution" series, teaches students how agricultural products move from farm to…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.2 Quick Lesson – Open Your Eyes and Watch the Food Go ByA primary-level "Quick Lesson" from Unit 3: Distribution titled "Open Your Eyes and Watch the Food Go By." This take-home activity has…
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Unit 04-Nutrition

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumMake a PizzaA Food for America demonstration plan in the Nutrition unit that guides a presenter through a hands-on "Make a Pizza" activity. Students…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.1 The Pyramid CountsThis upper elementary nutrition lesson, "The Pyramid Counts" (Unit 4), teaches students about the USDA Food Guide Pyramid as a guide to…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.1 Pyramid Power"Pyramid Power" is a primary-grade nutrition lesson (Unit 4) from the Food for America series that teaches students about the USDA Food…
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Unit 05-Food Safety

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumBacteria CupcakesA Food for America demonstration plan on food safety in which FFA members visit an elementary classroom to teach the importance of…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum5.1 Controlling Pests and DiseaseThis upper-elementary lesson from Unit 5: Food Safety (Food for America) teaches students about controlling crop pests and diseases. Students learn to…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum5.1 Keeping Food SafeThis is a primary-grade lesson from Unit 5: Food Safety ("Keeping Food Safe") in the Food for America curriculum. Through a story…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum5.2 Quick Lesson – After-School Food SafetyA primary-level "Quick Lesson" from Unit 5: Food Safety (Food for America) teaching young students how to handle and prepare snacks safely…
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Unit 06-Trade and Marketing

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumProduct Origin MapThis Food for America demonstration plan, "Product Origin Map," is a 20-minute activity in the Trade and Marketing unit in which students…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum6.1 The Trade Game"The Trade Game" is an upper elementary lesson from Unit 6: Trade and Marketing (Food for America) that teaches why the U.S.…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum6.1 Where in the World"Where in the World?" is a primary-level lesson from Unit 6: Trade and Marketing (Food for America) that introduces young students to…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum6.2 Quick Lesson – My Food Heritage"My Food Heritage" is a primary-level Quick Lesson from Unit 6: Trade and Marketing (Food for America) that has students explore favorite…
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Unit 07-Environment

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumErosion Control ModelA "Food for America" demonstration plan from the Environment unit in which the teacher builds and presents an erosion control model to…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum7.1 Soil ConservationA Food for America "Soil Conservation" lesson (Unit 7: Environment) for upper elementary students that teaches the importance of conserving soil and…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum7.2 What Decomposes, What Doesn’tThis upper-elementary lesson from Unit 7: Environment ("What Decomposes? What Doesn't?") teaches students about decomposition, organic vs. non-organic materials, composting, and recycling.…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum7.1 Farmers Love the LandThis is a primary-grade agriculture lesson ("Farmers Love the Land," Unit 7: Environment) that teaches students about natural resources—water, soil, and air—and…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum7.2 Compost It"Compost It!" is a primary-level lesson from Unit 7: Environment that teaches students the basics of composting and recycling. Through an interest…
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Unit 08-Careers

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumCareer MemoryA Food for America demonstration plan in which students play a giant memory/concentration matching game using career cards to be exposed to…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum8.1 Careers in AgricultureThis upper-elementary lesson, "Careers in Agriculture" (Unit 8: Careers, part of the Food for America series), teaches students that agriculture involves far…
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Unit 09-History and Social Development

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumProgressive Potato RelayThis Food for America demonstration plan, "Progressive Potato Relay," is a hands-on outdoor relay activity for the History and Social Development unit.…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum9.1 Agriculture Through the CenturiesThis Food for America lesson (Unit 9: History and Social Development, "Agriculture through the Centuries") teaches elementary students how agriculture has changed…
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Unit 10-Agricultural Technology

Demonstration

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumHydroponicsThis is a "Food for America" hands-on demonstration plan in the Agricultural Technology unit that introduces students to hydroponics. The teacher prepares…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum10.1 DNA…It’s What’s for DinnerThis Food for America lesson (Unit 10: Agricultural Technology, "DNA… It's What's for Dinner!") teaches upper elementary students what DNA is and…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum10.2 New Plants With BiotechnologyThis is a Food for America agricultural technology lesson titled "New Plants with Biotechnology" that introduces upper primary students to biotechnology and…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum10.3 Hydroponics-Soilless FarmingThis is an upper elementary lesson from Unit 10: Agricultural Technology of the Food for America curriculum, titled "Hydroponics: Soilless Farming." Students…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum10.1 Agriculture…It’s Out of This WorldA primary-level lesson from Unit 10: Agricultural Technology (Food for America) in which students learn about Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and how…
1 resource Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum10.2 Quick Lesson-How to Grow a Fish SandwichThis is a primary-level "Quick Lesson" from Unit 10: Agricultural Technology titled "How to Grow a Fish Sandwich." It introduces young students…
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