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Apples

Grades K-3, 4-6
Apple Kit Includes:

Books

• Apples to Oregon (Grades K-4)
• Apples of Your Eye (Grades K-2)
• Apples – A True Book (Grades 3-5)

Instructional Unit

• Apples: A Class Act! (Grades K-3, 4-6)

Video/DVD

• Apple Farming for Kids (Grades K-6)

Lessons

• Apple Faces (Grades K-6)
• Grow an Apple Fungus (Grades 1-4)
• Apples to Oregon and Growing a Bracelet (Grades K-4)
• Onion and Apple Sense (Grades K-6)
• Apple Songs (Grades K-3)
• Apple Activity (Grades K-3)

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Apples to Oregon & The Growing Bracelet- Literacy Project 2 (Book and Activity Kit)

Grades K-4
Check out AITC's second annual literacy project. It includes the above book written by Oregon author, Deborah Hopkinson and and all the materials you need to bring this project to your classroom. Great for use in a history unit, gardening unit, studying seeds, and Oregon's birthday.
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Bees and Honey

Grades 4-6
Honey Kit Includes:

Books

• Honey - What's For Lunch Series (Grades K-3)

Instructional Units

• Honey Files: A Bee's Life Instructional Unit and Video (Grades 4-6)

Activities

• Honey Around The Country (Grades 4-6)
• How Dense Can It Be? (Grades K-6)

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Biotechnology

Grades K-12
Biotechnology Kit Includes:

Instructional Units

• Bringing to Biotechnology to Life (Grades 7-12)
• Connecting to Agriculture Instructional Unit and VHS (Grades 3-8)

Activity

• Make Your Own Bio-plastics (Grades 4-8)

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Corn

Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8
Corn Kit Includes:

Books

• Crazy About Corn-Video and CD Kit (Grades K-2)
• Gifts of Gold (Grades K-3)
• What's For Lunch: Corn (Grades K-3)
• Corn is Maize - The Gift of the Indians (Grades K-3)
• Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn and Beans (Grades 4-8)

Lessons

• The Popcorn Program (Grades K-12)

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Dairy

Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8
Dairy Kit Includes:

Books

• Cows - A True Book (Grades 3-5)
• Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk! (Grades 3-5)
• What's for Lunch - Milk (Grades K-3)

Videos/DVD's

• Moo 2 You Video (Grades K-2)
• Dairy Farming Today - Virtual Tour DVD (Grades 1-6)
• Make Mine Milk Video (Grades 2-7)

Lessons

• Milk Matters (Grades 4-6)
• Oregon Dairy Council Nutrition Materials - Catalog (Grades K-12)

Poster

• Milk From Cow to You Poster (Grades K-5)

Activities

• Ag-citing Dairy Experiments -Fool Proof Yogurt and Butter in a Jar (Grades K-6)
• Ice Cream In a Bag (Grades K-6)
• Dairy Experiments - Yogurt & Microorganisms (Grades 3-8)

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Dirt Babies

Grades K-6 (Kit)
Dirt Babies Kit Includes:

Activities

• Dirt Babies Kit (Grades K-6)

DVD's

• Oregon Quality Grass Seed DVD (Grades 3-12)

More Information

• Grass Project
• Grass Facts
• Dirt Babies Certificate

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Egg & Chicken Kit

Grades K-4, 5-8
Egg & Chicken Kit Includes:

Books

• My Chickens: Welcome Book (Grades K-3)
• Chickens: A True Book (Grades 1-4)
• Inside An Egg (Grades 1-6)
• From Chicken to Egg (Grades 2-8)
• Eggs: What's for Lunch? (Grades 2-4)
• Eggs! Life on a Chicken Farm (Grades K-6)
• From Egg to Chicken (Grades 2-5)
• Gemma and the Baby Chick (Grades 2-6)

Instructional Unit

• The Incredible Egg (Grades 1-5)

Video/DVD

• Eggs 101: A Video Project (Grades 3-12)
• All About Eggs (Grades K-3)

Posters/Newsletter

• Know Your Eggs (Grades 3-8)
• From the Inside Out! (Grades 1-8)
• Egg Reader Newsletter (Grades 1-4)

Lessons

• Egg Science: Dissolution & Osmosis (Grades 4-10)

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Farm Animals

Grades K-3
Farm Animals Kit Includes:

Books

• Animals on the Farm (Grades 3-4)
• Cattle Kids - A Year on the Western Range (Grades K-5)
• Rookie Read Series: Horses, Horses, Horses (Grades K-2)
• A True Book Series: Cows, Chickens, Goats, Pigs, Sheep (Grades 3-5)
• A Welcome Book Series: My Sheep, My Goats, My Horses, My Chickens (Grades K-2)

Videos/DVD's

• Farm Animals Close Up and Very Personal (Grades PreK-1)
• Lands of Contrasts: Ranching's: Commitment to Oregon (Gradse 4-12)

Activities

• Baby Animals - Who's Who (Grades K-2)
• Lambing Season (Grades K-6)
• Sheep By-Products (Grades K-3)
• Meet the Turkey (Grades 4-6)

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Fish Prints from Get Oregonized

Grades 3-4
After studying fish and their lifecycles in Oregon's Interior Valleys (chapter 7) in the Get Oregonized text, rubber fish replicas allow students to create beautiful Gyotaku (fish prints).
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Living Necklace

Living Necklace Includes:

Books

• Oh Say Can You Seed (Grades K-3)

Activities

• Living Necklace Kit (Grades K-5)

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Mint

Mint Kit Includes:

Videos

• From Field to Flavor Video (Grades K-5)

Activities

• No Cook Peppermint Recipe (Grades K-6)

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Nutrition

Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-12

Nutrition Kit Includes:

Books

• Food and Farming (Grades K-6)
• Where Does My Food Come From? (Grades K-3)

Videos

• Fit For a King (Grades 1-3)
• Food Doesn't Grow in the Supermarket (Grades 2-5)

Instructional Kits

• Farmer Grows a Rainbow (Grades Pre-5)
• Food Comparison Cards (Grades 6-12)
• Fit For a King (Grades 1-3)
• Food Models (Grades K-12)

Activities

• Be a Food Explorer - Part 1 (Grades 2-5)
• Be a Food Explorer - Part 2 (Grades 2-5)
• Foods We Eat (Grades K-3)
• Where in the US did My Food Come From? (Grades K-6)
• What I Eat (Grades 3-6)

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Oh' Say Can You Seed & Living Necklace Literacy Project 1

Grades K-4 (Book & Activity Kit)
Check out AITC's first annual literacy project. It includes the above book and and all the materials you need to bring this project to your classroom. Great for use in a gardening unit, studying seeds, or Dr. Suess's birthday.
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Pancakes! Pancakes! & Breakfast Relay Activity – Literacy Project 4

Grades K-4 (Book & Activity)
After the reading the book, students participate in a Breakfast Source Relay. Many students don't recognize the origins of products and think they simply come from factories or stores.

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Pumpkins

Grades K-3, 4-6
Pumpkin Kit Includes:

Books

• Pumpkin Circle (also available in Spanish) (Grades K-3)
• Kids' Pumpkin Project (Grades K-3)
• From Seed to Pumpkin (Grades K-2)
• It’s a Fruit, It's a Vegetable, It's a Pumpkin (Grades K-2)

Lessons

• Pumpkins Math & Science -1 (Grades 2-5)
• Pumpkins and Math -2 (Grades 2-5)
• Pumpkins Math & Science -3 (Grades 2-5)
• Pumpkin Pie in a Bag (Grades K-3)

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Seeds, Soil, Sun! & See Them Sprout Activity – Literacy Project 5

Grades 1-4 (Book)
Seed, Soil, Sun describes the miraculous process of air and water combining with seeds, soil, and the sun to create nearly all the food we eat. Students will be captivated by the amazing photographs and clear writing in this book. A germination activity follows the reading. Students plant different types of seeds and watch them sprout, comparing germination times and plant development. Students can also record their observations in journals.
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Sheep

Grades K-3, 4-6
Sheep Kit Includes:

Books

• A True Book Series: Sheep (Grades 3-5)
• Animal Fibers (Grades K-3)
• Welcome Series: My Sheep (Grades K-2)

Videos

• Sheep Crossing (Grades K-4)

Kit

• Wool Fiber in the Making (Grades K-6)
• In-Touch Science: Fiber & Animals (Grades 3-5)

Activities

• Sheep By-Products (Grades K-3)
• Lambing Season (Grades K-6)

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'Til the Cows Come Home & Ag Tag Activity - Literacy Project 3

Grades K-4 (Book and Activity Kit)
Check out AITC's third annual literacy project. It includes the above book and all the materials you need to bring this project to your classroom. Great for use in a by-products discussion, animals unit, studying seeds, or a general agriculture introduction.
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Wheat

Grades K-3, 4-6
Wheat Kit Includes:

Book

• Bread Comes to Life Book & Video (Grades K-2)
• Bread Bread Bread (Grades K-2)
• Everybody Breaks Bread (Grades 2-6)
• The Tortilla Factory (Grades K-2)
• Rookie -Read Series: The Wheat We Eat (Grades K-2)
• A True Book Series: Wheat (Grades 3-5)

Videos/DVD's

• Bread Comes to LifeBook & Video (Grades K-2)

Activities

• Bread in a Bag (Grades K-6)
• Yeast Blow Up (Grades 4-8)

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