Farm to Fork Lab Kit
$1,429.00
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Teaching hours: 7
Includes: Presentation slides, student activities, and pre- and post-assessments
Aligns to: National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education and CASE
Alignment and Crosswalk Documents
Farm to Fork Lab Kit Curriculum Overview
Farm to Fork Lab Kit Curriculum Sample
Farm to Fork Lab Kit Scenario Cards Sample
Agriculture Curriculum Overview
Farm to Fork Lab Kit
$1,429.00
Introduce students to the journey of food from farm to plate with the Farm-to-Fork Lab Kit. This supplemental kit includes materials for a variety of lab activities that focus on critical farm-to-table issues, such as production, processing, transportation, and distribution of food. The kit features scenario cards to enhance student problem-solving skills, helping them consider ethical dilemmas and meal planning with dietary restrictions and budgets.
Contents
- 5 whiteboards
- 5 markers
- 5 microfiber cloths
- Field Insects Kit with 8 oversized insect models
- 30 Petri dishes
- Agar powder
- Cotton swabs
- Set of 22 Farm To Fork Lab Kit Scenario Cards with 40 different scenarios
- Storage box
- Downloadable curriculum
- 1-year limited warranty
Curriculum
Farm To Fork Kit Lesson topics:- Production of Goods
- Processing Agricultural Products
- Transporting Food to a Regional Distribution Center
- Shipping Produce to Local Retail Stores
- Food Ending Up on Your Plate
Specifications
Material Safety Documents: Agar-agar gum, Bengal gum - Safety Data SheetFeatures
- Lab activities allow application of concepts with hands-on learning
- Enough materials for multiple small groups to work on activities simultaneously
- Carrying case for ease of storage
- Easy-to-implement, supplemental kit for a one-week unit in FCS or agriculture classes
- Model insects are used in small group presentations that focus on the insects' impact on crop destruction
- A food contamination lab uses Petri dishes left in different environments to determine which environments contribute to contamination
- Whiteboards can be used to illustrate the cold chain process and for trivia games
- Scenario cards address critical thinking skills by having students meal plan around different budgets and dietary restrictions as well as ponder ethical issues with food shipping, pricing, and packaging