Elementary | Sponsored By: Corteva Agriscience
Is Lesson Plan Lesson Plans Life Science Elementary
Adapted from Project Produce by Donna M. Wolfinger
Science & Children | January 2005 | Vol 42, Issue 4
Students will learn about plant classification and growth needs by investigating how various foods are grown and imported along with why so many unfamiliar foods show up in the local grocery store.
As a culminating activity, invite parents to hear presentations from the students on what they learned about the produce section, the foods contained in it and their own community.
Transform your classroom into a kitchen with toaster ovens, hotplates, electric woks, bowls, choppers, spoons, dishes and more. Enlist the help of parents to help students prepare, cook, and eat a variety of the foods they discovered at the grocery store.
Before taking your class to the grocery store, be certain to gain permission from parents and to arrange the field trip with the store manager and the produce manager. Discuss with both managers the purpose of the trip and the kinds of information they might be asked to supply (i.e., names of unfamiliar items, where they came from, how they get to the store). Ask that they not provide samples to taste in case of allergies. If students with disabilities are a part of the class, be certain the setting is accessible to all students.
Contact parents so that students with food allergies can be accommodated.
Closely supervise any sharp objects or hot appliances and only permit adults to use them. Students should not be using any sharp objects or hot appliances.