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- - - - Vegetables are massed produced from farms and then packaged and sold at various stores or supermarkets.
      - Vegetables can be found at these supermarkets or stores in various different forms. These forms are due to the way in which the vegetables are processed and packaged from the farms.
      - These different processing methods include blanching, dehydrating, canning, freezing, fermenting, pickling and irradiating (Jen & Singh, 2024).
      - To make the process of mass producing vegetables easier, the use of machines and technology are used.
      - The technology techniques used can include technology like geographical positioning systems (GPS), geographical information systems (GIS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, sensor technologies, etc. (Kaushik, 2021).
    - - The teacher will show the students a power point about the vegetables that can be found at stores and the different machines and technology that aid in the mass production of the vegetables from the farm to the stores.
      - The teacher will then introduce an activity in which the students will need to identify the different types of vegetables that can be found within stores and investigate how they are produced from the farm to the stores
  - - - There are various types of vegetables and each type of these vegetables grow in a specific type of soil to produce this type of vegetable.
      - The use of GPS, GIS, AI, robotics, sensors technologies and other technology, can help identify where it will be best to grow certain vegetables (Kaushik, 2021).
      - This is done by the technology being able to test and scan the factors and terrain of the farm areas, allowing it to identify the best possible outcome for the growth, harvest and production of vegetables.
    - - The teacher will ask the students to gather outside by the vegetable garden.
      - The teacher will ask the students to identify the characteristics of the soil that the vegetables are growing in.
      - The teacher will then ask the students to design their own technological machine based of the technology systems discussed in the lesson and shown in the power point.
      - The teacher will provide a power point presentation with examples of what these technology systems may look like and what type of machines may have these systems.
- - - - Vegetables get their colours from phytochemical and certain natural bioactive compounds. The vegetables with a more bright and vibrant colour and the types of vegetables that have the richest nutrients (RUSH, 2024).
      - The different colours of vegetables have different health and nutrition benefits such as:
      - The colour red means that the veggies have a lot of nutrients such as Vitamins C and A and other nutrients.
        The colour yellow and orange means that the veggies have a lot of nutrients such as vitamins, but also keep your immune system healthy.
        The colour green means that the veggies have a lot of nutrients that help in protecting the heart and blood. Dark leafy veggies also help with keeping your bones and teeth strong.
        The colour blue and purple means that the veggies include nutrients that aid in memory retention, aging and other immune system boosters.
        (RUSH, 2024)
    - - The teacher will ask the students to identify the different colours of the different vegetables in the vegetable garden.
      - The teacher will ask the students to reflect and identify what the colours from the lesson represent and why these vegetables are so important.
  - - - Vegetables can be classified according to their textures and their taste.
      - Factors that can affect the taste of vegetables during their growth period are genetics, how they ripen during their stages of growth, and how they are harvested.
      - Other factors that might influence the taste of vegetables may be certain environmental factors and chemicals used on the vegetables through its growth stage before harvesting (Mattheis & Fellman, 1999).
    - - The teacher will ask the students to do an activity where they test the different environmental factors and how they affect the growth of a bean.
      - The teacher will ask the students to plant a bean seed in three different containers and to leave these containers in different environments such as, one in a sunny place, one in a dark room and one with soil that has been contaminated.
      - The teacher will ask the students to identify what the problems were and why the seedlings were not able to grow in these conditions.
- - - - The teacher will show a power point slide show about the different categories of vegetables with some examples of these vegetables for the students to visualise.
      - The students will then be taken outside by the teacher and the teacher will ask the students to identify the types of vegetables around the school garden and to try and identify which category they fall under.
      - The students will then use their findings to record and classify which type of vegetables are more commonly found and which vegetable groups they could not find and why.
    - - Vegetables can be classified by many different characteristics. Vegetables can even be classified into different categories according to the parts of the plant you can eat (Northern nester, 2024). The different categories are as follows:
      - Flower vegetables - plants that produce flower buds that are used for cooking. The flowers are the only edible part (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Pod and seed vegetables - these vegetables are commonly known as legumes and contain seeds inside a pod. These are a good source of protein and filled with good nutrients (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Fruit vegetables - certain vegetables that are classified as fruit but are used as vegetables (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Stem vegetables - plants that grow above ground and have edible stems. (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Leafy vegetables - also known as green vegetables and are full of nutrition (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Bulb vegetables - these plants grow just below the ground and produce edible bulbs (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Root vegetables - these vegetables grow underground and are sources of edible roots. They are highly valuable in nutrients (Northern nester, 2024).
      - Tuber vegetables - these grow underground on the root of a plant and are high in starch (Northern nester, 2024).
  - - - Vegetables are known as the edible parts of a plant that can be consumed (Britannica, 2024).
      - The vegetables that we see all around us are grown in soil and are mass produced by farmers or can be grown in your backyard.
      - Vegetables can be grown from various types of seeds that are planted and taken care of until they produce edible parts that can be consumed.
    - - The teacher will ask the students to do an investigation on the growth of their own vegetable garden.
      - The teacher will ask the students to work together in groups to plant different types of vegetable seeds around the school garden.
      - The teacher will then ask the students to monitor and record their findings everyday to keep a record of the growth.
      - The teacher will ask the students to communicate their results with the class once they have gotten all their data and to explain what they understand about the process of growing vegetables.