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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

http://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?


Magnesium deficiency

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


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


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?


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


Zinc deficiency

These soybean leaves are yellow and mottled around the edges.


These soybean leaves are yellow and mottled around the edges.


Potassium deficiency

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

legume on the left.


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

legume on the left.


Sulfur deficiency

What's wrong with the grapefruit on the right?


What's wrong with the grapefruit on the right?


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!

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/plant-nutrients2

Wrap up!

• Check out our website at www.LearnAboutAg.org

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

http://www.learnaboutag.org/

Questions?

DeAnn TenhunfeldProgram Coordinator - [email protected]

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