Students will read about pumpkins and answer questions to show comprehension.

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who is best known by the OSU Experimental Winter Wheat Plots named in his honor.

Students will read about two of Oklahoma's Red Dirt Groundbreakers and discover the impact they had on Oklahoma Extension Offices.

Students will read and learn about agriculture in their own community and across the state. Students will identify agricultural commodities produced in their county, along with businesses that support agriculture and agritourism opportunities available in their area. Students will sample soil from the area and conduct experiments to identify soil types. Students will construct a simple rain gauge to measure rainfall and compare their results with official totals.

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Students learn about the work involved in agriculture and the machines used to help.

Students will read about two of Oklahoma's Red Dirt Groundbreakers and discover the positive impact they had on Oklahoma.

Students will use seeds and plants to increase their vocabulary, conduct research, create a timeline and make presentations. They will observe plant growth habits in different locations in classroom and report their findings. Students will design and illustrate their own seed packets.

Students examine raw peanuts to find the "baby peanuts" inside and then sprout them on paper towels.

Volunteer is dressed as a cow to demonstrate purposes of the different body parts of a cow and to show how a cow is different from a human. Students make cow glyphs and diagrams comparing cows and humans.

The student will construct bee puppets and use them to act out some bee behaviors.

Students learn basic information about bees and the importance of pollination in crop production.

Students will complete a pattern of hexagons to understand what a honeycomb looks like. Students will experiment with other shapes for making honeycombs.

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who helped peaches become a major cash crop in Oklahoma.

Students will be introduced to an Oklahoma Cowboy who pioneered the bulldogging contest at rodeos. Bill Pickett was later recognized with a postage stamp in his honor. Students will design their own postage stamps.

Students read about the history, topography and environment of Black Mesa, develop experiments to demonstrate erosion and formation of a mesa, find land features on maps and research related topics.

Students will read about ancient farming cultures in Oklahoma and the early development of farming tools. Students will design and construct simple farming tools.

Students learn about the origins of bread and make bread in a bag.

Students explore the components of a hamburger and build models of their own to create a balanced, nutritious meals.

Students will read about the hydrologic cycle, groundwater and aquifers, locate aquifers in Oklahoma and build models to show the permeability of different earth materials.

The student will estimate the weight and cost of produce and calculate the actual price.

Student observe decomposition of a pumpkin.

Students will read about farming among the Cherokees and compare farming before and after the removal. Students will make a timeline of the foods adopted by the Cherokee. Students will research to learn more about the Cherokee. Students will conduct experiments with heirloom seeds.

Students will read about farming among the Choctaw. Students will examine contributions of different cultures to Choctaw agriculture. Students will work together to develop imaginary bean hybrids.

Students trace the origins of various clothing items to their agricultural sources.

Students construct a model of a chicken that makes chicken sounds from a plastic cup and string.

Students will learn about the life cycle of a cotton plant, use cotton seed as a nonstandard unit of measurement, plant cotton seeds in cups and chart their growth, draw the life cycle of a cotton plant with cotton swabs to illustrate books, count by ones and tens using cotton balls.

Students will learn characteristics of insects by creating models from an assortment of materials.

Students will read about alpacas. Students will create fact sheets about alpacas. Students will create flip books showing alpaca needs. Students will compare and contrast alpaca fiber with sheep and goat fiber.

Students write descriptive paragraphs based on pictures from the Dust Bowl, label a map showing the Oklahoma counties and surrounding states affected by the Dust Bowl, and research climatic conditions of the area.

Students will conduct experiments to explore the viscosity and crystallization of honey.

Students learn the anatomy of a flower and play a game in which they act out the pollination process.

Students build fish ecosystems, then observe and write about changes they observe.

Students read statements about cotton manufacturing and place them in chronological order.

Students will read about the importance of sod in Oklahoma history and as an Oklahoma-grown product in today's economy. Students will complete math problems related to sod. Students will conduct experiments with a purchased roll of sod. Students will conduct an experiment to demonstrate the usefulness of sod in preventing soil erosion.

Students will construct a steam turbine and and simulate conditions of geothermal energy.

Students learn about common Oklahoma cattle breeds.

Students read the true story of Grady, the famous silo cow from Yukon, Oklahoma. Students engineer a way to rescue Grady from the silo. Students use creative writing to explain how they would rescue Grady.

The student will read charts for relevant information to solve mathematical word problems.

Students read about wind power and wind farms, make a pin wheel and develop their own inventions for harvesting wind power.

Students will read about two of Oklahoma's Red Dirt Groundbreakers who farmed in Indian Territory before statehood.

Students examine the history of irrigation on the Great Plains, create a timeline to organize information, locate the Great Plains on a US map and research to learn about irrigation around the world.

Student draw three cattle trails that passed through Indian Territory, using a written description of the trails.

Students explore the mathematics of owning a horse.

Students will solve word problems related to horseshoes, classify a pile of shoes and perform other mathematical operations with shoes.

The student compose a fictional story explaining how the Brahman bull got its hump.

Student hear some claims regarding the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject.

Students practice patterns on a hundreds chart while learning about hay production, past and present.

Students will read and discuss hydroelectric power and create waterwheels

Students match flowers to pollinators and construct models of flowers to demonstrate why different kinds of flowers need different kinds of pollinators.

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who started the famous Chisholm Trail

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who served as President of Yukon Mill and Grain Company

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who started the Farmers Union Insurance company.

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who was a sheep herder.

Demonstrations showing students the effects of water erosion on soil.

Students read "The Little Red Hen," discuss careers involved in providing our food and act out a play based on the story. (Slow to load due to large picture files for puppet characters.)

Student learn the four layers of soil and identify the substances that make up each level.

Students will construct a habitat which will allow them to observe the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.

Students will read about a famous Oklahoma Cowgirl while stregthening their reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

Students will read about the ancient Etruscans and the origins of pulling the wishbone of a chicken a part for good luck, identify the main idea and supporting details of the passage, research to learn more about the ancient Etruscans, identify and decipher some common phrases in the English language related to poultry, learn the origins of some other poultry-related idioms, and use the idioms to write stories.

All about all kind of Oklahoma melons, with activities.

Students estimate, measure and collect data using melons.

Students build a habitat for worms and record observations.

Students will read about Sylvan Goldman, the inventor of the shopping cart, create their own inventions, and solve math problems related to grocery shopping.

Students read background information about mushrooms and learn important vocabulary words related to mushrooms and fungus.

Students read a poem describing the growth of mushrooms and guess what it is about. Students answer comprehension questions about the poem and compare with an information text.

Students learn how artificial Christmas trees became popular and explore the advantages and disadvantages of using natural or artificial trees.

Students will sequence facts based on the history of Christmas trees. Students will compare evergreen and deciduous trees and construct a model of an evergreen tree and label its parts.

Students will discover how these two Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who loved oil impacted Oklahoma agriculture.

Students will graph information provided from Oklahoma agricultural production statistics, 1907 to statistics from the most recent census data. Students will answer questions from the census data.

Students will use their senses to observe and write about a tree, read about Oklahoma forest regions, locate the different forest regions on a map of Oklahoma, create map legends based on the reading, and create models of trees.

The student will learn which Oklahoma crops grow in which counties.

Students read about Oklahoma soils and how they were formed and answer questions from a chart showing the soils found in Oklahoma's major land resource areas.

Students learn about soups around the world and make an Oklahoma version of stone soup while reading the story.

All about strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries

Students will read about river navigation and transportation of agricultural products by barge. Students will compare transportation by barge with transportation by truck and railroad. Students will build lock systems to see how barges move from one level to another.

Students will read about Pancake Tuesday, summarize the reading page, research pancakes from other countries and cultures and participate in a pancake race. Students conduct experiments, solve math problems and conduct research related to pancakes. Students will perform hands-on activities to understand how leavening agents work in a chemical reaction to make pancakes.

Students will read about Pancake Tuesday, conduct further research and write a short play about the event for Pre-K - 2nd grade students and organize a pancake race for those students. Students will learn about pancakes in other cultures and choose one pancake and culture for in-depth research. Students will perform hands-on activities to understand chemical reactions with leavening agents which produce carbon dioxide in baked foods. Students will extract yeast from common foods. Students will apply mathematical principles to increase and decrease a recipe to produce the number of servings needed.

The student will read information about George Washington Carver and outline the information.

The student will use geometric shapes made from construction paper to create an original quilt block, then write a brief history of the creation.

Students will discuss the difference between mushrooms and plants while comparing the structure of mushrooms and flowers.

Students will discover the phenomenon of popcorn popping, discover the life cycle of a plant by growing a popcorn necklace, read about the history of popcorn while locating and paraphrasing the main idea and supporting details, and learn how matter is conserved as popcorn absorbs water.

Students will read about farming among the Potawatomi. Students will compare two stories about maple syrup. Students will evaporate sugar water to demonstrate how the sap from a maple tree can become sugar.

Students will discover how these two Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers impacted wheat production in Oklahoma.

Students will use pumpkin seeds to create art.

Students use pumpkins of various sizes to experiment with weight and perimeter.

Students compare supermarket turkey with wild and heritage breeds.

Students will read an account of cowboy life on the cattle trails and ask questions to determine which of three volunteer readers has the correct passage.

Students will read about the Oklahoma Red Dirt Groundbreakers who was the last survivor of the Cherokee Strip Land Run

Students use sandwich ingredients to create books, practice punctuation and have a sandwich feast.

Students will complete math equations relating to solar cells, panels, and arrays.

Students will read about solar energy.

Students read a poem describing the growth of mushrooms and guess what it is about. Students answer comprehension questions about the poem and compare with an information text.

Students will learn that cows come in many different shapes and sizes and will design their own art cows after reading a story about a popular travelling art exhibit.

Students will track sunny days and graph data.

Students compare and contrast different energy values of feeds by graphing the net energy for maintenance and percentage of fat for a variety of feed types.

Students read about swine and complete worksheets on the reading and vocabulary. Students will compare and contrast different versions of the story of the Three Little Pigs and write their own versions.

Students will read about Thomas Jefferson's efforts to find plants that would grow well in the new country. Students will taste and research unfamiliar fruits and vegetables, learn about Jefferson's instructions to Lewis and Clark and follow some of his instructions to explore a defined local area, experience successes and failures by growing a variety of plants from seed, discuss the pros and cons of introducing new plants to an ecosystem.

Students will learn about the American Indian agricultural practice of Three Sisters planting. They will track food choices and make healthier food choices by eating more vegetables.

Students will use maps to trace historical migrations of different people coming to Oklahoma and leaving Oklahoma. Students will discuss economic cycles of prosperity and hard times for Oklahoma agriculture. Students will examine the impact of government on Oklahoma agriculture. Students will identify cause and effect in events in the history of Oklahoma agriculture.

Students will work in teams to play a game in which they answer true/false questions about swine and then research and develop questions of their own.

The students will become familiar with vocabulary words pertaining to the production of sheep, conduct experiments with wool and create art from wool fleece.

Students conduct and experiment with a variety of mushrooms to discover the color their spores produce.

Students will read about the history and purpose of branding cattle and answer comprehension questions. Students will design their own brands and write essays explaining them.

Student read some paragraphs about wheat production and identify the main idea and supporting statements for each one.

Students will estimate, measure and collect data using watermelons. Students will read about watermelons.