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Summer Agriculture Institute Lesson Plans
	Oregon teachers that participated in the Summer Ag Institute (SAI) have written the following lesson plans. Classes are available at Oregon State University and Eastern Oregon University. See notation on SAI at the bottom of the page.

Summer Ag Institute

Greg Thompson, Department Head Agriculture Education, Oregon State University

A dynamic, educational, fun packed week of learning about our nations number one employer, Agriculture. Get 3 credits and learn how Agriculture can be used as a theme for teaching math, science, social studies and English to enhance achievement of Education Reform Standards. Agriculture makes a great context for helping your curriculum come to life. For more information contact the Oregon Agriculture Education Foundation at (503) 399-1701.

GRADES 1-3
Grade	Subject	Content	Lesson Title
K	Science (Earth)	Soil Colors	Soil Chips, Day 1
K	Science (Earth)	Soil Colors	Soil Chips, Day 2
K	Science/Reading/Geography/Math	Grass	Grass is Just Grass - Or is it?
K-1	Speech/Language		Applesauce
1	Physical Science/Communication/Writing	Agriculture	Learning About Agriculture
1	Social Studies	Commodities	Where it Grows
1	Science/Reading/Mathematics/Art	Commodities and Structure	Three Little Swine Build Houses
2	Math/Writing	Japanese Quail	Graphing & Recording Growth
2-3	Science/Health	Nutrition	Pizza Farm Activities
2-3	Reading Comprehension/Life Science	Natural Resources	Who Cares for the Land
2-3	Life Science/Art/Reading/ Writing/Speaking/Math	Grass and Legume Forage	What is Growing in that Field?
3	Science	Plant Nutrition	Why the Ocean is Salty
GRADES 4-8
Grade	Subject	Content	Lesson Title
4	Social Studies/Writing	Farms/Agriculture	Flat Stanley Travels Oregon's Farms
4-5	Science/Math	Plant Growth	Hydroponic Plant Investigation
4-5	Science	Growing Wheat	Growth in LIght versus Dark
4-6	Language Arts/Science/Social Studies	Agricultural Relationships/ Impacts/ Dependence	So Much Depends Upon (poetry)
4-8	Science	Agricultural Planning	From Eurasia to Harney County to the Table
5	History/Mathematics	Historical Significance	American Agriculture Time Line
5	Science/Math	Life Processes	Worm Composting in the Classroom
5	Life Science/Scientific Inquiry	Gases	Ripening Response
5-6	Mathematics	Soil Preparation	Farmer Brown Prepares to Plant
6	Science/Language Arts/Art/Speech/Social Studies/Math	Agriculture	Mock Agriculture Job Fair
GRADES 8-12
Grade	Subject	Content	Lesson Title
8	Science	Hydroponics	What's Dirt Got To Do With It?
9-12	Family and Consumer Studies	Food Science	Comparing Products
10	Future Focus (Career Development)	Careers	Careers in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Systems
10-12	Art/Graphic Design/Math	Marketing Oregon Berries	Marketing Agriculture