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NPK! Fun with Fertilizer Facts!

DeAnn TenhunfeldCalifornia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Program Coordinator – Curriculum

Agenda

• Plant Nutrient Lesson Plans & Fact Sheets• Plant Doctor for a Day lesson• NPK Jeopardy• Tea Time!• Wrap Up

California AITC Plant Nutrient Lesson Plans & Fact Sheets

• 4 units for all grade levels K-12

• Written and evaluated by teachers

• Project details• FREE• www.LearnAboutAg.org

Too Much? Too Little?• Aligned to current

California Education Standards including Common Core and NGSS

• NALO tie-ins• Eleven lesson unit• For grades 5-8

Too Much? Too Little?• Hands-on experiments• Investigate soil properties• Preparation of fertilizer

solutions• Identify plant nutrient

deficiencies• Vote on a mock ballot

proposition

Lesson: Plant Doctor for a Day

• Highlights from the lesson• Background• Procedure• Activity

Activity: Plant Doctor for a Day

• Work in teams• Observe plant• Determine deficiency

What's wrong with this grapefruit?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

What's wrong with this grapefruit?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Magnesium deficiency

The leaves of this soybean plant have all turned light green. What's wrong?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

The leaves of this soybean plant have all turned light green. What's wrong?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Iron deficient

Reddish purple stripes on corn-what does this mean?

Photos: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Reddish purple stripes on corn-what does this mean?

Photos: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Phosphorus deficiency

Our corn has yellow/white stripes, is this normal?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Our corn has yellow/white stripes, is this normal?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Zinc deficiency

These soybean leaves are yellow and mottled around the edges.

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

These soybean leaves are yellow and mottled around the edges.

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Potassium deficiency

The legume on the right has stunted growth and yellowish leaves, compared to the healthy

legume on the left.

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

The legume on the right has stunted growth and yellowish leaves, compared to the healthy

legume on the left.

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Sulfur deficiency

What's wrong with the grapefruit on the right?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

What's wrong with the grapefruit on the right?

Photo: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Phosphorus deficiency

Tea Time!

Let’s Make Manure Tea

Lesson Plan• Introduction• Materials• Procedure

Let’s Make Manure Tea

Lesson Plan• Design & share a

classroom experiment

• Connections to large scale agriculture

Let’s Play! NPK Jeopardy!

jeopardylabs.com/play/plant-nutrients2

• Create questions from lessons and fact sheets• Good review before tests• Student engagement• Teams!

Wrap up!

• Check out our website at www.LearnAboutAg.org

• AITC resources are available at no cost• Prizes• Comments

Questions?

DeAnn TenhunfeldProgram Coordinator - CurriculumDeAnn@LearnAboutAg.org