VEGTABLES

Natural Science

Types of vegtables

Leafy vegetables (spinach, lettuce) root vegetables, class activity. Activity - pictures of different vegtables.

Parts of Vegtables

Roots, leaves and stems, class activity. Activity discuss different leaves - identifying differences.

How vegtables grow.

Soil types, watering, weather conditions, class activity. Activity - Identifying in which weather weather conditions will help the vegetables grow.

Social Science

Where can we get vegatbles?

Farmers, markets, class activity. Activity Group/Class discusion regarding where they get vegtables from.

Different cultural uses with vegatbles.

Harvest festivals, staple foods, class activity. Activity - Worksheet containing a picture of a Harvest festival - learners to circle the vegetables on the picture.

Health and Nutrion

Importance of a healthy diet containing vegetables, nutritional benefits of different vegetables, class activity. Activity - Teacher to cut up carrots for kids to learn that eating carrots are best known for keeping your eyes healthy.

Technology

Argricultural Technology

Different equipment's and tools used for framing vegetables, class activity. Activity - Show pictures such as a tractor and ask if they think it is a tool/equipment that can be used.

Food Processing

How different vegetables get packaged, and different type of transportation class activity. Activity - Draw a picture of a vegetable discussed in the form that you think it would be packaged.

Educational Tools

Videos and interactive websites on vegetables farming, apps and games for learning about vegetables, class activity. Activity - Watch a farming video on planting potatoes.