Introduction to Pulses

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.

The Science outcomes listed for this resource represent the old curriculum. New curricular connections are on their way!