Date posted: November 19, 2024
From the National Sunflower Association: Educators and parents of K-4th grade children are invited to download the “The Story of the Sunflower,” an educational coloring book for kids who want to learn about sunflowers and have fun at the same time. Click the link below to access the coloring page PDFs.
Date posted: March 28, 2024
An Agricultural Career Guide: Jobs, Skills, and Resources Agriculture is the backbone of the United States and essential to keeping this country going. In addition to producing the food Americans need to survive, 10.5% of U.S. employment is related to agriculture and food production. This means that, as one of the hardworking few that feed the many, […]
Date posted: July 17, 2023
Seed Your Future created the Plant Mash-Up contest to inspire and educate students about the power of plants. Through this activity, students will think strategically as they imagine, describe and draw. They combine two plants based on their properties to create an imaginative hybrid plant to solve an issue in their community. The contest gives […]
Date posted: March 13, 2023
Using NGSS Standard 1-LS1-2, this Lesson is designed for grades 1 and 2. Students read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Date posted: January 16, 2023
One of three lesson plans in our Innovate Program about Plant Breeding and Gene Editing. Using NGSS Standard 3-LS3-2, this Lesson is designed for grades 3, 4 and 5. Students will use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. Objective: Students will investigate environmental factors that influence plant traits. […]
Date posted:
One of three lesson plans in our Innovate Program about Plant Breeding and Gene Editing. Using NGSS Standard MS-LS4-5, this lesson is designed for grades 6, 7 and 8. Students will gather and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. Objective: Students will be […]
Date posted: June 14, 2022
Here are some specific ideas for ways to use your garden as a multidisciplinary teaching tool.
Date posted:
School gardens are a significant investment of time, energy, and resources, so you want them to last beyond one growing season!
Date posted:
In-depth advice from site selection to harvesting, including all the steps in between, plus fun facts about each plant.
Date posted:
Find answers to commonly asked questions about starting plants from seed indoors.