Pulses are the group of crops that includes dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils. As a steady source of nutrition and soil sustainability, pulse crops play a major role in our global food security, a role which will only grow in the future.

Curriculum connections include:

• Grade 3 Science units: Growth and Changes in Plants, Soils in the Environment
• Grade 4 Science unit Habitats and Communities
• Grade 4 Social Studies Cluster 3

The following worksheets, created by Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba, focus on the role that pulses play in advancing health and nutrition, food security and environmental sustainability.