After this lesson, students will be able to list aspects of soil composition; appreciate that soils are living and dynamic; recognize that soils vary in composition; describe where nutrients in soils come from; recognize that plants take up water and nutrients from the soil; and recognize that growing crops can deplete agricultural soil of nutrients.
Lewis and Clark made a record of 178 plants and 122 animals previously unknown to European Americans. How did they know what to call things, or whether a plant they saw in early April would eventually have flowers? How did they know if a beaver was more closely related to a squirrel or a cat?...
After completing this lesson, students will be able to recognize that plants remove nutrients from the soil; explain the roles of diffusion and active transport in moving nutrients from the soil to the plant; and relate the root and vascular systems of the plant to the human circulatory system.
After completing this lesson, students will be able to recognize that plants, like people, require essential nutrients to be present in the right amounts in order to be healthy; use reference materials to diagnose plant nutrient deficiencies; define fertilizer as a type of "food" for plants; and appreciate that fertilizers are used to replenish nutrients in agricultural soils.
The second field trip in our Lewis and Clark Kids' Club series will be a trip to the National Music Museum in Vermillion, and Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Students will receive a tour of the National Music Museum in Vermillion, eat a picnic lunch at a Vermillion...
After completing this lesson, students will be able to recognize that farmland is a resource; appreciate that the world's growing population demands an increase in food productivity; describe the role fertilizer plays in increasing food productivity; distinguish between organic and commercial fertilizers; describe how excess nutrients are harmful to the environment; and identify different sources of nutrient pollution.
After completing this lesson, students will be able to appreciate how soil properties contribute to plant health; recognize that nutrient deficiencies limit crop productivity; understand the role of fertilizer in growing crop plants and in restoring nutrient balance to agricultural soils; relate crop productivity to the need for more farmland; and describe challenges associated with feeding the world's growing population.
Some of the weather we encounter every day would have been more than just surprising to the men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition - it could have been terrifying! Imagine feeling your first day of -40 degree temperature; or the first time you saw a snow drift higher than your tallest friend; or seeing...
To extend this lesson and involve their families, students will also receive a fruit and vegetable tracker worksheet and a "Use Your Brain to Find Whole Grains" worksheet which includes a recipe.
In this lesson, students will be introduced to MyPlate and given opportunities to complete activities related to dairy, protein and physical activity. To extend the lesson and involve their families, students will also receive the "Are you a BBB (Best Bone Builder)?" self-assessment activity sheet and "The Protein Scene" puzzle worksheet, which includes a recipe.
In June our Lewis and Clark Kids' Club series will take a trip to the Wayne State College Planetarium in Wayne, Nebraska, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Transportation and admission are provided but students are asked to bring their own picnic lunch. 10:00 a.m. Board tour bus at LCIC | 11:00 a.m. Picnic Lunch in...
To extend this lesson and involve their families, students will receive copies of the "Analyzing Frooty-Tooty Fruitsies" and "What's Your Serving Size" worksheets.