About | Dirt to Dinner: In the Classroom

Making Ag Education Accessible

Dirt to Dinner: in the Classroom brings the world of agriculture to your students. Each lesson covers a different aspect of the global food system, ranging from the Supply Chain that brings food to your table to the Nutrition we all need. We feature real-life examples of the work Farmers, Ranchers, and Growers are doing every day and explore the exciting field of Green Innovations responding to a changing world. These standards-driven lessons get your students engaged from the start, with every lesson featuring an activity that gets students thinking.

Lessons Tailor-Made for Your Grade

Dirt To Dinner: in the Classroom lessons are designed to fit three grade bands: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Each grade band contains lesson plans and supporting materials for an engaging and age-appropriate lesson.

Grade Bands

Take a Test Drive

We've put together a set of preview lessons for each of our grade bands. For a free sample of the lesson content in each grade band, simply click on the links below to download a demo powerpoint.

K-4: Farmers Feed the World

Give your students a chance to explore the complex decisions farmers make every season to make sure they can earn a living growing healthful, nutritious crops.

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5-8: From Farm to Plate

The journey food takes to our plates is full of surprises! Our lesson starts out on the farm and follows key ingredients all the way to the pizza shop.

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9-12: Ploughing Ahead

Growing crops often starts with one fundamental tool: The Plough! This lesson presents students with the surprisingly dynamic history of this vital farm implement and challenges them to innovate their own solution to a problem facing farmers.

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