Lessons & Resources for Educators
Download This Full Activity: Maine Water Mathematics
Brief Description: Winston is visiting an aquaculture hatchery with his class. The students are helping with some important mathematics. See if you can help Winston and the class make the correct calculations.… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Activity: Aquaculture Word Search
Brief Description: Word Search Activity… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Activity: Aquaculture Aqua-Gram
Brief Description: Find the correct word to complete the sentence and write it on the line in order!… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Lesson: Oysters for ME
Lesson Description: After reading Aquaculture for ME, students will work in small groups and determine what they need to know about the life of an oyster, what an oyster needs to survive and will research needed information. Students will measure and group oysters and solve word problems. Students will work in groups to design the packaging that must meet certain criteria and present their product to the class. Packaging will be designed for selling oysters in both grocery stores and on line.… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Lesson: Investigation Salmon & Trout
Lesson Description: After reading Aquaculture for ME, students will work in small groups and research either salmon or trout with regard to their natural habitat and their life cycle. Groups will analyze the differences and similarities between the two species and create a model of the life cycle of either salmon or trout. Students will discuss the differences between the natural and aquaculture environments and how “finfish farmers” cope with problems of a changing environment. Students will also present information in picture and bar graphs and solve word problems.… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Activity: Aquaculture Crossword
Brief Description: Aquaculture Crossword Puzzle Activity… view full description & alignments
Download This Lesson: Grades 3-5 Wild Blueberries
Brief Description: Wild Blueberries for ME describes the history, growing and harvesting of this important Maine crop. After reading aloud to the class and discussing the content, students will be involved in English Language Arts and Visual Arts activities. Activities may be written or oral, determined by grade level and skills needed.
*The book is available online at www.TeachMEFoodandFarms.org/resources for your computer or smart board if you do not have it in your classroom.… view full description & alignments
Download This Lesson: The Soil’s Alive
Brief Description: Discover more about what lives in the soil and what it is composed of.
Download This Lesson: Seed Germination Competition
Brief Description: Students will sprout seeds in different conditions to learn how seeds germinate.
Download This Lesson: Milk Matters
Brief Description: Students will make ice cream or butter so they can observe the process of the liquid changing to a solid.