This lesson presents an overview of the importance of plants; the main parts of a plant; the types of each of the plant parts; and the relationship of each part to fruits, nuts, and vegetables. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan
This lesson offers learners the opportunity to understand the importance of nutrition in the livestock industry and the differences between species in terms of anatomy, physiology, and nutrient requirements and/or deficiencies. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan
This lesson offers an understanding of the historic and economic implications of the livestock industry to our state and nation. Learners will recognize the best management practices for specific food animal species, as well as identify the important breeds of each species. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan
This introductory lesson presents an overview of the horse industry including classification, breeds, colors, tack, and history of horses used in the United States. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Lesson Plan
This lesson presents an overview of ecosystems of a forest. Upon completion of this unit students will know the dynamics of forestry management. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture, Lesson Plan, Student Guide
This collection of food science activities asks students to evaluate how fast food affects their lives. Sections include Fast Food Dissection, Fast Food Caloric Count, Supersize Me video discussion, and a research paper activity. Written by Lee Weis of Ell-Saline High School, Brookville, KS in 2008.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment
This course aims to increase understanding and knowledge of our food and fiber system, giving a starting point for students to explore pathways and occupations related to the agriculture industry, and gain hands-on experience learning basic agricultural practices. This curriculum, designed for eighth-graders, is intended to be student-led and inquiry-based. Written by Emma Sunderman; Ice Cream in a Bag Lesson Plan by Caleb tenBensel; other activities developed and curated by Nebraska AFNR educators
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Full Course, Homework/Assignment, Lecture, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Student Guide, Syllabus
What items are essential to survival? You have chartered a yacht with several friends for the holiday trip of a lifetime around the Atlantic Ocean. Because none of you have any previous sailing experience, you have hired an experienced skipper and two-person crew. While you are halfway through your voyage, a fierce fire breaks out in the galley. The skipper and crew have been lost whilst trying to fight the blaze. Much of the yacht is destroyed and is slowly sinking. Your location is unclear because vital navigational and radio equipment have been damaged in the fire. Your best estimate is that you are many hundreds of miles from the nearest major landfall. As you board the lifeboats and make your way away from the wreckage, you spot a small island in the distance.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This Lesson will examine the definition of Soil using written and video references. The lesson will also demonstrate how to identify different soil types by examining the texture of different soil samples. The lab portion will allow students to collect, evaluate and determine soil texture and type using the hands-on ribbon method. The lesson is meant to be conducted over a period of two to three days depending on class period length.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Pair this activity with lessons on selective breeding. Students will identify desirable genetic traits in apples and use a coin flip to simulate the steps and time involved to breed a new cultivar of apple. (Photo by Tom Paolini on Unsplash.com)
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This lesson presents an overview of the seven areas of Plant Systems: plant science, crop science, soil science, pomology, olericulture, floriculture, and landscaping and nursery. Learners then complete a career report over one career from Plant Systems.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson Plan
In this 7th grade science lesson, students identify desirable traits in plants and take cuttings from parent plants to facilitate asexual propagation and produce offspring with identical DNA.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This course gives an overview of integrated pest management focusing on corn and soybeans and introducing the basics of scouting, plant pathology, management of insects, diseases, and weeds, and discusses pesticides and human and environmental topics related to their use.
Material Type: Full Course
Students will learn to calculate time required for corn to progress from one development stage to another based on the amount of heat accumulated.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Designed as an overview of design elements and principles in art and computer graphics with optional hand-on activity.
Material Type: Lesson
This diagram and corresponding photos show stages of corn growth. Information sheet from DEKALB shows the relationship between growing degree units (GDUs) and estimated days to reach a certain growth stage of corn development can help growers make timely applications of fertilizers and pest/weed control.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration
This lesson explains the way pH can influence nutrient uptake and absorption in plants, and includes a lab activity to test soil samples. Lesson and activity from Nebraska CASE Soybean Curriculum.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
This lesson which nutrients plants need, how they are classified into macro- and micronutrients, and identifying plant nutrition in a crop field. Lesson and activity from Nebraska CASE Soybean Curriculum.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
FlowerSchool is a free video library produced by Floral Design Institute. Education Director Leanne Kesler AIFD demonstrates several innovative floral designs in an easy to learn, step-by-step method.
Material Type: Lecture
Students determine the necessity of water on plant survival and growth, consider varying needs for water throughout a plant’s growing season, and describe what happens to the plant when water is plentiful and when water is scarce. Lesson plan and activity from Nebraska CASE Soybean Curriculum.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
