Lessons & Resources for Educators
Download This Full Lesson: Pollinator Lesson 2 – Signs and Signals
Lesson Description: (Follows “The Power of Pollination” Lesson) – Students will learn the variety of ways that flowers send messages to pollinators to ensure their own reproduction..… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Lesson: Pollinator Lesson 1 – The Power of Pollination
Lesson Description: Students will learn how pollination yields fruit via insect services.… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Lesson: Identification and Taxonomy of Seaweed
Lesson Description: Students will hone their identification skills by examining and identifying common types of seaweed found along the Maine coast. Review may be in the form of a competitive game.… view full description & alignments
Download This Full Activity: Aquaculture Crossword
Brief Description: Aquaculture Crossword Puzzle Activity… 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.
Download This Lesson: Taste Testing
Brief Description: To build awareness of where food comes from and to encourage children to eat healthier, locally grown foods.
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Mills and Money Background
Activity: Getting to Know a Maine Mill Girl
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Lowell Mill Girls
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Brief Description: Mills gradually took over the spinning and weaving jobs done at home. Because of the number of rivers in Maine, water power was plentiful so many mills and mill towns were established. Mills carded, spun yarn and wove fabric. Maine was even involved in the production of silk thread in the mid to late 19th century. Often very young people worked in the mills and the jobs were dangerous. Students will discover what working … view full description & alignments
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Did the Vikings Visit Maine? Background
Activity: Using a Drop Spindle
Spinning Yarn with a Drop Spindle
How to Prepare Fiber with Hand Carders
Using a Niddy Noddy
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Maine Fiber Teaching Kit Free to Maine Teacher
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Brief Description: It is likely that the Vikings were responsible for bringing woven cloth to the New World. Students will use a drop spindle and Niddy Noddy to spin and measure wool. Teachers may borrow a free kit with hand cards, fleece, and other items needed to teach this lesson.
