Lessons & Resources for Educators
Download This Lesson: Extreme Makeover
Brief Description: Students will research a topic by using multiple sources as well as mathematical functions, comparing and contrasting, and following verbal directions. Students will learn and understand the concept of life cycles, and recognize the similarities and differences in living organisms regarding their life stages and spans.
Download This Lesson: Nibble, Sip, and Grind
Brief Description: Students will learn about different insect mouth parts and how that impacts their diet. They will observe, compare and contrast the three types of mouth parts using new vocabulary from the lesson. Students will also make hypotheses and experiment using variations of the three feeding types.
Download This Lesson: Dairy
Brief Description: Students will be able to look at the origin of dairy cows and the differences between cow breeds. They also will be able to explain the difference between organic and traditional dairy farming. Students will be able to write directions and construct bar graphs while learning about nutrition and composting activities.
Download This Lesson: Apples
Brief Description: Students will be able to explain the history of apples growing in the United States and locate orchards on a Maine map. They will increase their awareness of the environment and nutrition by writing a public service announcement for elementary students about the health benefits of apples. Students also will participate in math strategies and composting activities involving apples.
Download This Lesson: Cranberries
Brief Description: Students will be able to explain the history of cranberries and locate where they are grown in the United States and on a Maine map. They will be able to explain how cranberries are grown from planting through harvesting. Students will also be able to practice letter writing along with table and graph construction.
Download This Lesson: Composting
Brief Description: Students will learn basic facts about composting with worms, called vermicomposting. They will be able to give examples of “brown” and “green” ingredients while constructing a worm composting bin. Students will be able to observe, record and graph composting changes over time and describe the importance of aeration. Students also will be able to use problem solving and persuasive writing techniques in connection with their compost bin.
Download This Lesson: Wild Blueberry Math
Brief Description: The students will examine, interpret and manipulate real-life data about the economics of wild blueberry production.
Download This Lesson: What Piece Of The Pie?
Brief Description: Students explore the economics of consumer food products by analyzing who gets what portion of the price we pay for our food.
Download This Lesson: Step By Step
Brief Description: Students study the sequence of production to discover the resources required and the variety of careers involved to take a raw food from the farm to the consumer.
Download This Lesson: Let’s Celebrate!
Brief Description: Students explore in their own lives and in the lives of others the role of celebrations and important foods involved, with a focus on corn.