In this inquiry-based curriculum, elementary and middle school students learn science through the study of our fascinating food production system. Children will explore the cycles in nature, flow of energy, and food systems, while engaging in hands-on investigations of photosynthesis, food webs, agriculture, and more. Developed by renowned educators at Teachers College, Columbia University, Growing Food is the first module in the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) curriculum series. Growing Food includes teacher lesson plans, background information, teaching tips, and tools for assessment as well as student activity sheets and readings, all of which can be incorporated into your classroom instruction. In addition, this book features a matrix mapping the book to National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Grades 4-6, 256 pages.