NJ AITC Lessons
Farming in New Jersey
Agriculture is New Jersey's third largest industry. There are 9,000 farms in the state that cover 720,000 acres. More than 100 different fruits and vegetables are grown here.
Our book From the Garden State to Your Plate, Farming Fruits and Vegetables in New Jersey is designed to teach children about New Jersey agriculture and its top 10 crops:
Bell Peppers
Blueberries
Corn
Cranberries
Cucumbers
Peaches
Soybeans
Spinach
Squash
Tomatoes
Below you will find the digital copy of the book From the Garden State to Your Plate, as well as many lessons that teach about the top 10 crops grown in New Jersey.
Have A Cheeseburger and See New Jersey
Students travel throughout New Jersey to see how the ingredients of a cheesesburger are grown.
Corn
Biodegradable Plastic from Corn
In this fun activity, you make plastic from corn.
The Three Sisters – Native American Gardening
Learn how the New Jersey Lenni Lenape planted their gardens.
Cranberries
Why Do Cranberries Float?
Students hypothesize about why cranberries and other things float.
Cranberry Graphing
Students learn about one of New Jersey's biggest crops.
The Cranberry Bounce Test
students will test for the bounciness of a group of cranberries, estimating, observing, and separating the cranberries, and using fractions to record results.
Make a Cranberry Catapult
students work in small groups to create a simple catapult, measure the distances their catapult can fling a cranberry, and graph and compare results.
Squash
Pumpkin Circle
From seed to pumpkin to seed again, learn the cycle of plant life.
Pumpkins in the Primary Classroom
So many ways to use a pumpkin to teach math and every subject.
Disappearing Pumpkins Grades PreK-2
Use an old Jack O'Lantern for a decomposition experiment.
Disappearing Pumpkins Grades 3-5
Use an old Jack O'Lantern for a decomposition experiment.
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
Children of every age love making Jack-O'-Lanterns. Older primary students can combine this Halloween tradition with a lesson in estimation.
Soy
Bell Peppers
Bell Peppers Take Over the World
Students use their addition and multiplication skills to answer the question "could vegetables take over the world?"