Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

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Lesson Plans (4)

Applying Heredity Concepts

In this lesson, students will complete monohybrid and dihybrid Punnett squares in preparation for taking on a challenge to breed cotton plants that produce naturally blue colored cotton. Grades 6-8

Cotton's American Journey (Grades 3-5)

Students investigate the impact of cotton on the history and culture of the United States. Grades 3-5

Cotton's American Journey (Grades 6-8)

Students investigate the impact of cotton on the history and culture of the United States. Students will discover the growth and processing requirements for cotton, recognize how the invention of the cotton gin affected slavery, explain how the plantation system was organized, and ultimately understand the role of cotton in the Civil War. Grades 6-8

Growing a Nation Era 1b: Cotton's American Journey

Students investigate the impact of cotton on the history and culture of the United States. Students discover the growth and processing requirements for cotton, recognize how the invention of the cotton gin affected slavery, explain how the plantation system was organized, and ultimately understand the role of cotton in the Civil War. Grades 9-12

Companion Resources (2)

Book

Cotton Now & Then: Fabric-Making from Boll to Bolt
The text and illustrations follow the process of fabric-making from boll to bolt. This book is a great introduction to cotton processing.
Working Cotton
Working Cotton describes the long days of work in a cotton field from the view of a child in a migrant family. Shelan describes how her parents, brothers, and sisters arrive at the cotton fields before dawn and work until night to harvest cotton.