Fertilizers and the Environment

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

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.

Free

Nourishing the Planet in the 21st Century

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

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.

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Nutrition: MyPlate Build Foods

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

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.

Free

Preventing Food Deserts

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

Millions of Americans live in a food desert, where there is plenty of food in their neighborhood, but none of it healthy. Together we will learn how we can change our own communities from food deserts into a food oasis.

Free

Graduation Picnic

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United States

At this outdoor event for Growers’ Academy students and their families, the Center will recognize all the participants have learned and accomplished over the summer. If there is excess food from the garden the students have grown, it will be served at this celebratory picnic. 

Free