Harvest of the Season

Curriculum Resources

Corn

• Corn, An A-maizing Plant: Food, Fuel, and Plastic (Grades 3-5)
• Inherited Traits in the Living Corn Necklace (Grades 3-5)
• Inherited Traits in the Living Corn Necklace (Grades 6-8)
• Where Does it Come From? (Grades 3-5)
• Fueling Up for a Career in Biofuel (Grades 6-8)
• Serious Cereal Science (Grades 6-8)

Melons

• Melons, Mitosis, and Meiosis (Grades 9-12)

Apples

• A is for Apples (Grades 3-5)
• Apple Science: Comparing Apples and Onions (Grades 3-5)
• Where Does it Come From? (Grades 3-5)
• Apple Genetics: A Tasty Phenomena (Grades 6-8)

Winter Squash

• Pumpkins…Not Just for Halloween (Grades K-2)
• Pumpkins…Not Just for Halloween (Grades 3-5)

Potatoes

• The Farmer Grows a Rainbow: Second Servings (Grades K-2)
• Where Does it Come From? (Grades 3-5)
• Powerful Potato (Grades 3-5)
• Microbes—They're Everywhere! (Grades 6-8)

Cheese/Yogurt

• Pizza Time! (Grades 3-5)
• Food Scientist for a Day (Grades 6-8)
• Milk: The Scoop on Chemical and Physical Changes (Grades 9-12)

Honey

• Honey Bees: A Pollination Simulation (Grades 3-5)
• Flower Power (Grades 3-5)
• Flower Power (Grades 6-8)

Cherries

• The TART Cherry on Top (Grades 3-5)

Mushrooms

• Pizza Time (Grades 3-5)
• Fungi Multiplication (Grades 6-8)

Beef

• A Tale of Two Burgers: Beef and Plant-based Protein (Grades 9-12)
• Beef: Making the Grade (Grades 9-12)
• Beef Basics (Grades 3-5)
• Where Does it Come From? (Grades 3-5)
• Making a Brand for Ourselves the “Cowboy” Way (Grades 3-5)
• Right This Very Minute(Grades 3-5)

Strawberries

• Eating Plants (Grades K-2)

Peaches

• Peaches: What's All the Fuzz About? (Grades 3-5)

Peas

• Peas in a Pod (Grades 3-5)

Tomatoes

• Pizza Time! (Grades 3-5)