Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
Where Does Thanksgiving Dinner Grow?
Visit this website to see maps and graphs to discover where your Thanksgiving dinner foods such as green beans, carrots, celery, sweet corn, cranberries, onions, pecans, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes, turkey, and wheat were produced.
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Procedures
- To navigate the map, select the "Layers" tab on the left menu of the screen. You will be able to see the map that is listed on top. Click and drag to reorder the layers of the map. You will be able to see the map layer that is on top.
- Click on each state to see specific data for each commodity by state.
Author
Linda Zellner
Organization
Western Illinois University
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- A Rafter of Turkeys
- The Geography of Thanksgiving Dinner (Grades 6-8)
- The Geography of Thanksgiving Dinner (Grades 9-12)
- Get Growing
- Storing Winter Squash