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Language Arts Grade 5

Standard 1: Students engage in the research process

Standard 2: Students engage in the reading process

Standard 3: Students engage in the writing process

Standard 4: Students engage in the speaking and listening process

Standard 5: Students understand media

Standard 6: Students understand and use principles of language

Standard 1: Students engage in the research process
PLANNING RESEARCH	FLP Lesson	Activity that Addresses this Benchmark
5.1.1 - Generate connections between issues, texts, and topics of interest	Germ Busters	Through a controlled experiment, students learn one way bacteria can be spread and the importance of hand washing for personal hygiene and food safety.
5.1.2 - Plan and use a research strategy	Let's Celebrate	Students interview friends and family members about their favorite celebrations and record the information.
	Germ Busters	Students conduct an experiment about microbial growth in order to determine the importance of washing hands.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
	It All Starts with A	Students conduct surveys to learn what agriculture provides people.
ACCESSING INFORMATION
5.1.3 - Use relevant resource materials to access information; e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, videos, interviews, cassette recordings, electronic databases, and Internet	Expression Connection	Students use dictionaries and thesauruses to aid in the completion of a word association game and the writing of poems.
	Let's Celebrate	Students interview friends and family members about their favorite celebrations and record the information.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students use newspapers, magazines and advertisements as they build connections between raw and processed food items.
	Tree-mendous	Students read Tree-mendous Game Cards, looking for words that they are unfamiliar with. They then look those words up in the dictionary and record the definitions.
	Gala Fiesta Jamboree	Students select harvest festivals to research and share with the class. They use relevant resources in their research.
	It All Starts with A	Students conduct surveys to learn what agriculture provides people.
EVALUATING RESEARCH INFORMATION
5.1.4 - Use criteria to evaluate the accuracy of information; e.g., factual vs. fictional text, persuasive vs. informational	Gala Fiesta Jamboree	Students select harvest festivals to research and share with the class. They identify accurate information in their research to use in their presentation.
	Germ Busters	Students evaluate the data they gathered during an experiment about microbial growth.
ORGANIZING RESEARCH INFORMATION
5.1.5 - Use note-taking strategies to organize information that would include paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying main concepts in information sources	Let's Celebrate	Students interview friends and family members about their favorite celebrations and record the information.
	Gala Fiesta Jamboree	Students select harvest festivals to research and share with the class. They use note-taking strategies to organize their information during the research.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over the period of three weeks.
5.1.6 - Create charts, outlines, and graphs to organize and record information in a simple format from a variety of sources	Let's Celebrate	Students interview friends and family members about their favorite celebrations and record the information. The information is sorted and graphed in order to determine the number of times a holiday was chosen as a favorite.
	It All Starts With A	Students conduct surveys to learn what agriculture provides to people. They organize, simplify, and communicate their findings using tallies, frequency tables, and histograms.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over the period of three weeks, then create a final report.
	Gala Fiesta Jamboree	Students select harvest festivals to research and share with the class. They use note-taking strategies to organize their information during the research.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students create Venn diagrams as they build connections between raw and processed foods.
PRESENTATION AND EVALUATION
5.1.7 - Assess research process and presentation by conferencing with peers and/or teacher
5.1.8 - Evaluate a research process and presentation using a rubric based on set criteria

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Standard 2: Students engage in the reading process
LITERACY/INFORMATIONAL GENRES AND ELEMENTS	FLP Lesson	Activity that Addresses this Benchmark
5.2.1 - Read for a variety of purposes, including to gain information, for enjoyment, and to form an opinion; i.e., fiction, non-fiction, multi-cultural	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
5.2.2 - Analyze the elements of a fiction text; i.e. setting, character developments - protagonist/antagonist, events, climax, problems, resolution/solution, universal themes	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
5.2.3 - Analyze characteristics of expository text; i.e., headings, subheadings, captions, graphics, tables, conventions of print
5.2.4 - Compare and contrast characteristics of a variety of fiction genres; i.e., mysteries, poetry, historical fiction, science fiction, myths, plays, fables
5.2.5 - Compare and contrast characteristics of a variety of nonfiction genres; i.e., biography autobiography, memoir, informational articles, editorials, essays
WORD RECOGNITION/VOCABULARY
5.2.6 - Use word recognition strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and make sense of text; i.e., synonyms. antonyms, homonyms, word origins, prefixes/suffixes, words with multiple meanings, context clues	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
	Germ Busters	Students conduct an experiment about microbial growth. When learning new terms, word recognition strategies may be used.
	Root, Root for Life	Students learn about the importance of roots and identify three ways in which roots help plants. When discussing unfamiliar words, word recognition strategies might be used.
	From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil	Students perform a composting experiment that reveals how soil organisms, temperature, air and water are able to decompose organic waste and enrich soil. Word recognition strategies are used to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages. They analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed. Word recognition strategies are used throughout the lessons to help determine the meaning of new words.
	We're into Pumpkins	Students will describe pumpkins, including their parts, colors, sizes and shapes. They also learn new words for describing pumpkins. Recognition strategies may be used when learning the new words.
	Buzzy, Buzzy Bee	Students review the process and sequence of plant pollination. Word recognition strategies are used to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
	Tree-mendous	Students play a fast paced word classification game that helps them to gain an appreciation for the variety of ways people use and benefit from trees.
5.2.7 - Use reference resources to determine word meaning; i.e. dictionary, thesaurus, Greek/Latin root histories	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
	Germ Busters	Students conduct an experiment about microbial growth. When learning new terms, reference resources might be used.
	Root, Root for Life	Students learn about the importance of roots and identify three ways in which roots help plants. When discussing unfamiliar words, word reference aids might be used.
	From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil	Students perform a composting experiment that reveals how soil organisms, temperature, air and water are able to decompose organic waste and enrich soil. Dictionaries are used to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages. They analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed. When necessary, the students use a dictionary or glossary to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
	We're into Pumpkins	Students will describe pumpkins, including their parts, colors, sizes and shapes. They also learn new words for describing pumpkins. Dictionaries may be used when learning the new words.
	Tree-mendous	Students play a fast paced word classification game that helps them to gain an appreciation for the variety of ways people use and benefit from trees.
	Buzzy, Buzzy Bee	Students review the process and sequence of plant pollination. Reference aids are used to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
READING STRATEGIES FOR MEANING
5.2.8 - Use a variety of text comprehension strategies to improve and monitor understanding; i.e., building background, main idea/details, fact/opinion, predicting, questioning, synthesizing, inferring, summarizing, visualizing/verbalizing, analyzing	Root, Root for Life	Students learn about the importance of roots and identify three ways in which roots help plants. When discussing unfamiliar words, word reference aids might be used.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students read books about seasons, in order to build awareness of seasonal change.
5.2.9 - Demonstrate fluency, reading in meaningful phrases: clear, at an appropriate rate, with expression and accuracy	Root, Root for Life	Students learn about the importance of roots and identify three ways in which roots help plants. When discussing unfamiliar words, word reference aids might be used.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students read books about seasons in order to build awareness of seasonal change.
PURPOSE FOR READING
5.2.10 - Use reading to be informed, entertained, and persuaded; e.g., role-playing, journals, essays	Buzzy, Buzzy Bee	Students review the process and sequence of plant pollination. They then play a game in which they pretend to be honeybees and apple trees to continue to learn about pollination.
5.2.11 - Reflect on and respond to texts from various genres and cultures

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Standard 3: Students engage in the writing process
PREWRITING	FLP Lesson	Activity that Addresses this Benchmark
5.3.1 - Plan writing for a specific audience and purpose to inform, entertain, or persuade; i.e., memoir, factual persuasive, poetry, narrative	Let's Celebrate!	Students research the reasons that people celebrate various holidays and their favorite holidays. This information is compiled and students report their findings to the class.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students explore what they already know about pumpkins and imagine all the possible uses for pumpkins, today and far in the past.
	Germ Busters	Students share their findings on microbial growth on three potatoes (one that has not been handled, one that has been handled with unwashed hands, and one that has been handled with washed hands) in a variety of ways, ranging from illustrations to narrations, all of which can be displayed in the school and community.
	Gala Fiesta Jamboree	Students explore the role of celebrations in divers cultures, their class, and the local community. After interviewing community members about favorite celebrations, they research various cultures' harvest festivals and prepare a celebration presentation for the class.
	From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil	Students list reasons for recycling organic waste.
	Investigating Insects	Students observe and record at least five behaviors of insects.
	Your School Ground Through New Eyes	Students observe and describe the diversity of plant and animal life found in the school ground area and choose a private spot on the school ground for quietly observing and reflecting.
	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agriculture communities, their communities and urban communities.
5.3.2 - Plan a written text using a variety of techniques; e.g., webbing, listing, graphic organizers, taking notes to develop a topic or purpose	We're Into Pumpkins	Students brainstorm ideas for possible uses of pumpkins.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agriculture communities, their communities and urban communities.
DRAFTING
5.3.3 - Compose writing that contains characteristics of a selected genre of writing; i.e., memoir, factual persuasive, poetry, narrative	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agriculture communities, their communities and urban communities.
	Root, Root for Life	Students observe and explain function and types of roots.
	Let's Celebrate!	Students research the reasons that people celebrate various holidays and their favorite holidays. This information is compiled and students report their findings to the class.
	Investigating Insects	Students observe and record at least five behaviors of insects.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil	Students identify organic wastes and identify reasons for recycling it.
	Your School Ground Through New Eyes	Students observe and describe the diversity of plant and animal life found in the school ground area and choose a private spot on the school ground for quietly observing and reflecting.
	Banking on Seeds	Students observe and record characteristics of seeds.
	Could It Be Something They Ate?	Students record information from an experiment with microbes to learn about the importance of safe food handling.
	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
	Cleared for Takeoff	Students learn about the important role aviation plays in agriculture, as well as the requirements for a career in aviation. Students also compose two entries in a pilot log book.
5.3.4 - Organize and develop paragraphs using topic sentences, additional details, and supporting details in writing at least five paragraphs	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agriculture communities, their communities and urban communities.
	Let's Celebrate!	Students gather and analyze information about favorite celebrations and describe three or four things people do to celebrate.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
5.3.5 - Use proper paragraph form that includes smooth transitions between paragraphs	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agriculture communities, their communities and urban communities.
	Let's Celebrate!	Students gather and analyze information about favorite celebrations and describe three or four things people do to celebrate.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
5.3.6 - Incorporate vocabulary in writing	Root, Root for Life	Students observe and explain the function and types of roots.
	We're into Pumpkins	Students will describe pumpkins, including their parts, colors, sizes and shapes. They also learn new words for describing pumpkins. Dictionaries may be used when learning the new words.
	Let's Celebrate!	Students gather and analyze information about favorite celebrations and describe three or four things people do to celebrate.
	From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil	Students keep an observation log of a composting experiment. They incorporate the new vocabulary they have learned into the log.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agriculture communities, their communities and urban communities.
	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
REVISING
5.3.7 - Review and monitor organization of a topic in a written piece for elaboration, description, clarity, and syntax	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings.
5.3.8 - Utilize feedback and multiple drafts to clarify language and purpose of the written text	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings.
EDITING
5.3.9 - Use proofreading marks to edit written text for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, grammar, paragraph indentation	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings. The book is graded with a rubric.
	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
5.3.10 - Use reference tools for writing; e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, word wall, classroom library, and word processor	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings.
	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
FINAL DRAFT
5.3.11 - Compose written text that demonstrates understanding of purpose and audience using a specific genre of writing; i.e. memoir, factual, persuasive, poetry, narrative	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings. The book is graded with a rubric.
	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
PUBLICATION/PRESENTATION
5.3.12 - Share a final copy with peers, teachers, and/or family members	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings.
5.3.13 - Evaluate writing process/product using a variety of assessment tools; e.g., checklist, rubric, conferences	Expression Connection	Students write poetry using words and ideas from a word association game about farming.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write and illustrate books with pages representing each seasons unique offerings. The book is graded with a rubric.

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Standard 4: Students engage in the speaking and listening process
PLANNING FOR AN AUDIENCE/PURPOSE	FLP Lesson	Activity that Addresses this Benchmark
5.4.1 - Organize oral presentation to inform, demonstrate, entertain, or persuade from an organized plan; i.e., memoir, factual persuasive, poetry, narrative	Let's Celebrate	Students discuss the reasons people celebrate and how they celebrate. The students also interview friends and family members about favorite holidays. They then share the stories orally.
	Gifts from the Sun	Students role-play the components of photosynthesis and discuss the importance of photosynthesis to plants and other living things.
	Expression Connection	Students share "farm stories" as an intro to word associations and writing poetry about farming.
5.4.2 - Make informative presentations that outline and explain the key ideas of the presentation	Let's Celebrate	Students share stories about friends and family members favorite holidays.
	Expression Connection	Students share "farm stories" as an intro to word associations and writing poetry about farming.
5.4.3 - Use supporting materials for topic development; e.g., research, personal experience, literature, interview, fact and opinion	Let's Celebrate	Students survey friends and family about their favorite holidays, then report their findings to the class.
VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
5.4.4 - Demonstrate appropriate speaking vocabulary	We're Into Pumpkins	Students learn and use appropriate terminology regarding pumpkins and vegetables and use the appropriate terms to describe them.
	Let's Celebrate	Students use the appropriate terms when discussing holidays celebrated in various cultures.
	Expression Connection	Students share "farm stories" as an intro to word associations and writing poetry about farming.
	From Apple Cores to Health Soil	Students discuss their findings in a composting experiment. They use the new vocabulary that they have learned when doing so.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students use the appropriate terms when discussing the characteristics of different seasons.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages. They analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed. When discussing the processes, the students use appropriate speaking vocabulary.
5.4.5 - Use tone, emotion, verbal and nonverbal messages, and facts and opinions effectively in oral presentations
5.4.6 - Speak with a purpose using delivery techniques appropriate for different audiences to inform, demonstrate, entertain, or persuade	Gifts from the Sun	Students role-play the components of photosynthesis and discuss the importance of photosynthesis to plants and other living things.
	Expression Connection	Students share "farm stories" as an intro to word associations and writing poetry about farming.
CONVERSATION, GROUP DISCUSSION, AND ORAL PRESENTATION
5.4.7 - Participate as an active listener and speaker in group discussions ***(While all Food Land People lesson provide opportunities for group discussions, these are the lessons that best utilize discussion.)	Let's Celebrate	Students discuss the reasons people celebrate and how they celebrate. The students also interview friends and family members about favorite holidays. They also discuss harvest celebrations.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students sort food pictures according to raw food source, create a collage that illustrates a specific raw food and its products and analyze and discuss the processes raw foods undergo when processed.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students discuss the origin and uses of pumpkins. During a brainstorming activity they imagine all the possible uses of pumpkins, today and in the distant past. The class then shares their ideas with each other.
	Soil Is Not Trivial	Students discuss the establishment of a national soil conservation program and why soil still needs to be protected today.
	Don't Use It All Up!	Students discuss the many ways in which water is used and the effects that the demands of a large population have on natural resources. Students also discuss how everyone can conserve or give water back to the environment.
	Germ Busters	Students discuss the effects of germs in their lives and the role hand washing plays in preventing illness.
	Buzzy, Buzzy Bees	Students play a game that teaches them about plant pollination and discuss the important role bees play in the process.
	From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil	Students discuss how organic waste is decomposed and enriches the soil.
	Perc through the Pores	Students describe and discuss three main types of soil particles.
	Banking on Seeds	Students discuss the history and present day importance of seeds.
	Could It Be Something They Ate?	Students discuss the importance of safe food handling and analyze their own and others behavior to determine who might get sick from contaminated foods.
	Feed the Need	Students discuss all aspects of hunger in groups and report to the class
	Seasons Through the Year	Students discuss the characteristics of the four seasons in order to build awareness of seasonal change.
	Root, Root for Life	Students discuss ways in which roots help plants, explain how roots help the soil and tell why roots are important to people.
	Gala Fiesta Jamboree	Students discuss and plan their own celebrations in diverse cultures, their class and their local communities.
	Investigating Insects	Students discuss ways in which some insects are beneficial to people.
	Nail by Nail, Board by Board	Students explore and discuss what shelters are made of, where building materials come from and associated careers.
	Step by Step	Students discuss the diversity of occupations involved in the path of production and why they are important to the overall process and the final product.
	Calorie Counting	Students discover how their actual expenditure and their choices of food and activity can affect their energy balance. They discuss changes that could be made to balance calorie consumption and physical activity in his or her life.

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Standard 5: Students understand media
MEDIA GENRES	FLP Lesson	Activity that Addresses this Benchmark
5.5.1 - Describe existing and developing media
5.5.2 - Compare and contrast characteristics of common types or media; e.g., books, magazines, newspapers, cartoons, radio, television, films, electronic sources	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages. They analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed.
USING MEDIA FOR A PURPOSE
5.5.3 - Produce samples of different media genres to inform, entertain, advertise, or persuade; i.e., memoir, factual persuasive, poetry, narrative	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages. They analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed.
	Be Label Able	Students use information obtained from several cereal boxes to design and market a new healthy cereal.
INTERPRETING MEDIA
5.5.4 - Evaluate media content meaning; i.e., important details, propaganda and persuasion, sequence/timelines	Why I Buy	Students are made aware of the external influences they receive when making purchasing decisions. After examining those influences, the students will conduct their own consumer preference trials. After graphing and analyzing the data, students decide which brand of a product they will purchase and why.
5.5.5 - Demonstrate media production techniques and formats; e.g., images and symbols, propaganda and persuasion, slide show, billboards, brochures, and newsletters

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Standard 6: Students understand and use principles of language
LANGUAGE CONVERSIONS/MECHANICS	FLP Lesson	Activity that Addresses this Benchmark
5.6.1 - Use parts of speech; i.e., noun, verb, adjective, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
5.6.2 - Use subjects and predicates in simple, compound, and complex sentences	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
5.6.3 - Use conventions of grammar related to parts of speech, including verb tenses, modifiers, and pronouns	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
5.6.4 - Use capitalization; e.g., proper nouns, titles of books, magazines, special events, the first word in quotations when appropriate	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
5.6.5 - Use conventions of punctuation; i.e., ending punctuation, apostrophes in the possessive, colon to introduce a list, use of semicolons to connect independent clauses	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
5.6.6 - Use principles of spelling; e.g. double final consonant following short vowel, Greek/Latin roots	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
5.6.7 - Use and interpret similes, metaphors, alliteration, idioms, onomatopoeia, and personification	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.

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To cultivate an understanding of the interrelationship of agriculture, the environment and people by integrating agriculture into K-12 education.

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