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Food Origins:

Science Lesson

K-2nd Lesson

≅90 minutes

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Primary Standards

Supporting Standards

Oregon Science Standards

  • K.LS1.1 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Oregon English Language Arts Standards

  • K.RL.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
  • K.W.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
  • 1.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
  • 2.W.2 Write multi-paragraph informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Oregon Health Standards

  • HE.7.K.1 Identify healthy practices and behaviors that maintain or improve personal health.

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Essential Questions

Where does food come from?

How are food and natural resources connected?

How can we protect natural resources?

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I can

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I can

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Learning Outcomes

I can

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I can

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Explain where food comes from.

Describe what plants need to grow.

Define natural resources.

Explain why humans must take care of natural resources.

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Agenda

Investigate

Inspire

Inquire

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Inquire

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≅ 30 Minutes

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What are some foods that your family eats?

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Where did food like this come from?

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Think Pair Share

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What are some other plants that you can eat?

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Foods that are also plants:

Insert student ideas here

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Did you know that all of these plants grow in Oregon?

wheat

potatoes

cherries

hazelnuts

blueberries

onions

pears

huckleberries

apples

barley

cranberries

snap beans

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Right This Very Minute

by Lisl H. Detlefsen

Can you name some of the foods

in this book?

Were all of the foods plants?

Can you name some foods that are not plants?

Where do non-plant foods come from?

What do you think the animals that help make foods like cheese, eggs, and hamburgers eat?

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No, not all of the foods we eat are plants. But farmers can’t make foods like milk, eggs, or meat without the help of plants! That’s because animals eat plants just like we do!

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Look at your drawing of the foods that your family eats.

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Where did those foods come from?

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Vegetables, fruits, and grains are all plants!

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What do plants need to grow?

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Can you remember the 5 things plants need to grow?

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Investigate

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Water, soil, land, sunlight, and air are natural resources

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Natural resources come from the Earth. People cannot make natural resources.

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Is water a natural resource?

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Is a phone natural resource?

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Is a shoe a natural resource?

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Are rocks natural resources?

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What do you think happens to plants when the natural resources they need like water, soil, or air are polluted?

Think Pair Share

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Let’s Investigate: Water

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How did it make you feel when you saw the polluted water?

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How did it make you feel when you saw the polluted water?

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How are food and pollution connected?

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When we pollute our natural resources like water, soil, and air, we cannot grow healthy food.

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How can we protect our natural resources?

Insert student ideas here

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Inspire

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It’s time to show what you learned!

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How can we show

our learning?

Insert student ideas here

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Show Time!

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Authors

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