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Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Kansas Lesson Plan

From Eyes to Fries

Lesson Plan
The lesson will give the students a view of where their french fries come from. They will plant a seed potato, measure, and record its growth over ten days.

Suggested Grade Level

4th

Time

45 minutes + 5 minutes per day for 10 days

Subjects

Science, Language Arts

Objectives

  1. Students will learn how plants grow from tubers.
  2. Students will list products made from potatoes based on research and background information in required reading.
  3. Students will learn the process from seed potato (tuber) to french fry.
  4. Students will record the growth of their potato plant.
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