In Their Own Words...

For their science and nature unit, fifth grade students from John Burroughs Education Campus visited Hard Bargain Farm in Accokeek, Maryland.

Students investigate chickens and learn about the special hybrid on the farm..

In the classroom before their trip, students were introduced to the origins of their food. They learned that their food comes from plants and animals, is grown on farms, and travels a great distance to reach us—from farm to table. The lesson also focused on the concept of inheritance and how selection for particular traits in our crops and livestock impacts the foods we eat. Students learned about figurative language through the use of food similes (like peas in a pod) and mathematical computation by calculating how far certain foods travel to reach students’ tables.

While at the farm, students saw first-hand the beginnings of the farm-to-table process as they explored the working barnyard and a production garden. They collected fresh eggs from the chickens, visited and observed other barnyard animals, and planted, harvested and investigated foods in the garden.

Harvesting sweet potatoes

Petting the resident lamb

Observing more chickens

Tilling the earth and planting seeds

Students enjoy a hayride at the end of their visit.

In Their Own Words...

When asked what they liked about working with Live It Learn It, students responded...

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“Live It Learn It pushed me to do things that I never thought possible.” ~Janae G.

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Our students give us a lot of credit, but the undeniable truth is that we would never be able to bring Live It Learn It to their classrooms without you -- teachers, principals, cultural destinations, monuments & parks, foundations & donors, and volunteers. Without your effort and support, we could not reach the thousands of DC Public Schools students that benefit each year from our rigorous programs.

This blog is for YOU -- to connect our partners with each other -- and to our students. Visit every Friday to hear from students about what they enjoy about Live It Learn It, from teachers about how they integrate Live It Learn It into their classrooms, from our destination partners about working with Live It Learn It students, and from staff about our adventures in the classroom.

Special thanks to our partners at National Geographic for the fantastic promo video above. Be sure to check it out! 

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