Agriculture
- Grade
Level K-4
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K-4
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Spices of the World
Description: This lesson teaches students
that ingredients in the food they eat come from all over the world.
Bring in some commonly-used spices for
students to smell. They will learn where these spices originated
and discuss what the world would be like without any spices.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/gk2/spices.html
Credit: National Geographic Xpeditions
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Food
in History: Regional Chinese Cuisine Project
Description: This lesson consists of
a plan for a research, and a reading on the theme of Chinese Cuisine.
There is also a list of supplemental bibliography on the topic. The
aim of the research is to explore how geography affects specific
aspects of Chinese culture, such as cuisine.
URL: http://www.globaled.org/chinaproject/lesson1.htm
Credit: Monika Weidner, Poly Prep High
School
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Food for Thought Mapping
Curriculum
Description: This resource is a comprehensive
Minnesota Food for Thought curriculum, including black line master
maps. An absolute must for all Minnesota teachers of agriculture.
URL: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/maitc/mapping.htm
Credit: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
6-8
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: International Food
Court
Description: This lesson helps students
learn about the characteristics of the world's regions by investigating
the types
of food that are common in different parts of the world . Students
will conduct research to find out about the climate, landscape, and
cultures of a few countries. They will compile their findings into
a plan for an international food court in a local mall, describing
the types of food that will be served, the decor, and the entertainment.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g68/foodcourt.html
Credit: National Geographic Xpeditions
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Fast
Food Around the World
Description: Students will use the Internet
or the library to research the cultures of
four other countries. They will compile their research results into
a plan for a fast-food restaurant in each of the countries, tailoring
the restaurant to the cultural tastes of people in those countries.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/fastfood.html
Credit: National Geographic Xpeditions
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Food for Thought Mapping
Curriculum
Description: This resource is a comprehensive
Minnesota Food for Thought curriculum, including black line master
maps. An absolute must for all Minnesota teachers of agriculture.
URL: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/maitc/mapping.htm
Credit: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Spice Geography
Description: This lesson encourages
students to think about where the ingredients in their food come
from and how they are produced. Students will investigate the origins
of a variety of spices
from around the world and map these locations. They will then
research and create presentations describing the climate, terrain,
and agricultural practices in the places they have mapped.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g68/ingredient.html
Credit: National Geographic Xpeditions
9-12
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Shan Yi Bio-Gas Village
Description: Students work through an
extract from Michael Caudle's Business
in Asia . The extract is concerned with a Chinese village
in which standards of living have improved after the introduction
of the simple technology used to generate bio-gas (methane).
URL: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/china/virtual/lesson/shanyi.htm
Credit: Curriculum Corporation and the
Asialink Centre, The University of Melbourne.
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Food for Thought Mapping
Curriculum
Description: This resource is a comprehensive
Minnesota Food for Thought curriculum, including black line master
maps. An absolute must for all Minnesota teachers of agriculture.
URL: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/maitc/mapping.htm
Credit: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: China's Changing Economic
Concerns
Description: Students will be able to
identify data on China's social and economic status; understand correlations
between types of economic and social data, and; evaluate the impact
on economic development.
URL: http://www.globaled.org/curriculum/china/changingEco.php
Credit: Prepared by teachers from
the New York City Board of Education
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