Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
New and Revised Lessons and Other Resources
Recently Revised Lessons |
New Resources |
New Lessons |
Genetics: A List of Traits (was "Hairy Heredity") (3/20/08) Students flip coins and sort beans to demonstrate how cattle pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. Preparing for Drought (3/7/08) Students form subcommittees to research drought management and relief. How Far Does it Travel: Exploring the Geography of Food (3/7/08) Students compare the distances foods travel from farm to table. Students compare insect relationships according to their symbiosis class - parasitism, commensalism, mutualism Students compare and contrast different energy values of animal feeds by prepare a balanced human feed. |
Ag's in the Bag (barn folder from grocery bag) |
Circles in the Landscape: Irrigating Oklahoma Crops (8/26/08) History of Irrigation on the Great Plains (8/25/08) Ag in My Classroom: 2009 Ag Day Contest Lessons(7/15/08) Magnificent Melons (6/3/08) All about Oklahoma melons, with activities. (1st-8th grade language arts, math and social studies) Oklahoma Groundbreakers (6/3/08) Short bios of some groundbreakers in the history of Oklahoma agriculture, with activities. (3rd-8th grade language arts, social studies, science and math) Head, Heart, Hands, Health (2/14/08) Students learn the history of 4-H, one of the oldest youth organizations, and use the information to compare and contrast other historical events. (3rd-8th grade language arts, social studies and math) Paper or Plastic? Exploring Rewewable Resources (1/30/08) Students discuss, develop, invent and implement a plan for making informed personal economic decisions about renewable resources. (6th-8th grade social studies, science and language arts) Organic or Conventional: Fact, Opinion, Propaganda (1/18/08) Students examine the differences between organic and conventional farming and learn to identify fact, opinion and various propaganda techniques. (6th-8th grade language arts and social studies) Bubbles in the Cabbage Juice (1/3/08) Students conduct experiments to discover carbon dioxide. Particulate Matter in the Air (1/2/08) Students gather particles that settle from the air in different settings. Grades 6-8: Sci, LA, SS Great Balls of Fire (12/17/07) Students investigate the flammability of natural and synthetic fabrics while practicing safe procedures. Grades 6-8: Sci, LA, SS Crickets on the Hearth (12/12/07) Students design and conduct investigations with crickets. Grades 6-8: Sci, LA In Strawberry Fields (12/11/07) Students learn about strawberry production and compute wages of strawberry workers. Grades 6-8: Math, Sci, LA A Purple Cow (12/7/07) Students learn to identify colors in nature and to observe objects under varying light conditions. Grades PreK-2: VA, LA, Sci, Math Playing in the Dirt: Discovering Soil (10/11/07) Students will use their science process skills to discover the percentage of sand, silt, loam or clay in soil samples. Grades 6-8: Math, Sci
Fruit or Vegetable? (10/11/07) Students explore the difference between fruits and vegetables from different perspectives and develop their own definitions. Grades 6-8: Sci, LA Biosecurity Keeps Everyone Safe (10/5/07) Students will learn about biosecurity and learn how to discern between valid and invalid resources before writing a research paper on biosecurity. Grades 6-8: LA Students explore the geography of Indian Territory, learn about the lives of children in during that time period, make butter, make a rag doll and play historical games played by pioneer children and America Indian children. Grades Pre-K-5: SS, Math, Sci, PE |