North Carolina A&T University Farm

Discover Agriculture provides an interactive experience for students to learn about agricultural science including farming with the environment in mind.

http://www.ag.ncat.edu/extension/discoveragriculture/index.htm

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• Lesson plan: The life cycle of a seed This lesson integrates science into the language arts block. Students will read about plant life cycle events and then write their own books about the life cycle of a plant.
• Lesson plan: The great plant escape Welcome to the Great Plant Escape.
• Lesson plan: From dirt to dinner This lesson serves as an introductory study of the plant world. The lesson allows students to study seeds, parts of plants, microclimates, and how to grow seeds into vegetable plants for harvest. Parents are encouraged to assist at home.
• Lesson plan: From seed to plant This lesson will give students an opportunity to learn about seed parts, how a plant grows, and to compare plants.
• USDA for Kids Find links to kids' pages about farming, nutrition, health, conservation, nature, and more on this U.S. Department of Agriculture website.
• North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Ag's Cool! Ever wonder why apples aren't grown near the ocean? Want to know how much tobacco is really grown in North Carolina? Want to know when North Carolina blueberries are in season? Interested in finding out how farming has changed over the years? All these questions and more are answered within AG's COOL with information, games, and teacher tips.
• 4H Virtual Farm The 4-H Virtual Farm uses interactive tours and video to introduce several types of farms and explain how they operate.

Related pages

• Camp Don Lee: Check out the programs available to classroom students at this beautiful camp located near Arapahoe, North Carolina.
• North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences: Resources for learning about natural North Carolina including animals, snakes, insects and ecosystems.
• Intrigue of the Past: Teach your students about North Carolina's fascinating past. This edition contains lesson plans about the fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, as well as essays for the teacher with detailed information about four periods in North Carolina's ancient history.

Related topics

• Learn more about Guilford County, North Carolina, animals, biology, environmental science, farming, horticulture, insects, life science, science, seeds, soil conservation, sustainable farming, vegetables, water quality, and watersheds.

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The Discover Agriculture program is designed as an outdoor farm classroom where elementary students develop an understanding about science and agriculture in a hands-on inquiry based environment. The farm serves as a “living” classroom, providing an ideal environment for observing and learning about plants and animals. Students progress through a series of learning stations at the farm that “walk” the students through farming activities that result in the food they eat. Discovery stations support teaching methods by incorporating discovery learning methods, experiential activities, group interaction and inductive questioning approaches into each lesson. Discover Agriculture uses the farm to teach topics such as science, math, nutrition and environmental education using “real life” experiences and hands on techniques.

The fall and spring tours run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. weekdays September and October and April and May. The cost is $2.00 per student and advanced registration is required. For more information call 336-334-7956.

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