Follow the Wheat Farmer Farm Tour
Grades
3 5Subjects
Science & Technology Social StudiesResource Type
Activity
Lesson Plan
Video
Take a virtual trip with your students to New Bothwell, Manitoba where Jason Rempel and his family will explore everything to do with wheat.
Students will:
- Explore a Manitoba wheat farm to discover where their food comes from.
- Learn about the life cycle of wheat and the conditions needed to grow a healthy wheat crop.
- Identify what foods and nutrients come from wheat.
- Discover how a combine harvester, and all the simple machines in it, work to harvest grain.
- Discover why Manitoba's natural resources are ideal for wheat farming.
Extend your students' learning with our Simple Machines are Everywhere on the Farm companion resource.
Created By: Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba