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What will students learn on the farm?
The Lindbergh Farmers Club will provide students of all ages with unique and relevant real-world learning experiences that connect to one of five pathways: Agriculture, Ag Tech, Humanities, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability. These experiences will align with Missouri Learning Standards for grades PK-12.
Below, we explore what a visit to Lindbergh Farmers Club could look like for students of each grade level:
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Early Childhood
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All about gourds
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Seasons on the farm
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Planting seeds and studying insects
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Kindergarten
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Why are farms important?
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Life Cycles: Hatching chicks and harvesting seeds
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Weather and sunlight
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First Grade
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Respecting Nature
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All about the Sun (shade, solar power, shadows)
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Honoring the past: How the Farmers Club helped build its community
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Structure and function of bird beaks
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Second Grade
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Where do seeds come from? How do they travel?
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What does a plant need to thrive?
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How do plants impact our community?
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AgTech: How Technology helps farmers
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Third Grade
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Native plants and pollinators
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Invasive species
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Food Web and Interconnectedness of Life
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Fourth Grade
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Green energy, building and design
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Plant and animal adaptations and structures
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Using technology to solve problems on the farm
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Fifth Grade
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History of planting methods, crop mapping
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Composting
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Water and soil testing
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Aquaponics: alternative methods of growing plants
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Sixth Grade
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Site assessment, maintenance, improvement, and design
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Museum curation (Research, then tell the story of the Farmers Club)
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Seventh Grade
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Impact of the Civil War on our community
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Farmers Club Genealogy
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Crops and farming methods then (post-Civil War) and now
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Eighth Grade
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Geology of the Farmers Club
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Watersheds and water management
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Human impact on Earth
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High School: Grades 9-12
Business and Marketing
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Student-run market/store, event planning, food services focused on entrepreneurship
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Marketing, design, social media to promote the Farmers Club
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Internships and classes on site
Science
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Site improvement testing, design, project management, and work
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Native plantings maintenance, Monarch butterfly tagging program
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Green building and energy systems analysis
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Partnership with plant science research organizations to provide Authentic Research Experiences
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Crop planting
Technology and Engineering
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Informational systems design/Internet of Things (IoT)
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Automation and robotics
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AgTech solution design, installation and maintenance
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Geographic Information System (GIS) and drone technology
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