"It Came From Planted Earth" provides activities using the scientific process and discussions to gain a better understanding of agriculture. It has been extensively pilot-tested as a useful tool in helping elementary students to begin to gain knowledge about agriculture and its application in the real world.
Each session provides hands on activities for youth to explore agriculture from the beginning seeds to the foods we eat to the importance of water and soil to production. Further exploration is given about current issues in agriculture from biotechnology to integrated pest management to urban-rural interface.
The session outline provides an overall purpose and background material. Then, each activity states an objective, materials that will be needed, getting ready, suggested grouping, action steps and sciencing questions. Youth are encouraged to further explore their world with hands-on experiments and community action.
If you use any of the activities within this unit, it would be much appreciated if you would complete an evaluation and mail to Jeanne George, 1754 Walnut Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080.
It Came from Planted Earth
- Title Page
- Credits
- Table of Contents
- WELCOME to 4-H SERIES, The Learning Cycle, Get Ready to Think Like a Scientist
- Purpose, Objectives & Content Standards
- Introduction
- Session One - From the Field to the Table
- Session Two - Seeds, Seeds, and More Seeds
- Session Three - Germinating seeds
- Session Four - Soils at our Feet
- Session Five - Water, Water Everywhere
- Session Six - Growing Further
- Evaluation
